Nanoflex

[jim]

Looks like its held up very well considering. Does delaminated mean the layers came apart from each other?

[m2xt]

Thanks for the picture Steve. Having spoken to Ed today, it does sound like the laminations have come apart. Firstly, it was never proposed that a laminate was going to be the preferred route for armour but a solid piece instead. Problem was the laminate was all that was available at the time.

Regretfully it was not a good clean hit in the centre of the piece as the the retaining frame has clearly been hit. This frame buckled under the force but the Nanoflex looks okay. I need to get my hands on the piece for a closer look as I am interested in the surface fracture? lines leaving the impact area. The surface of this piece was plasma treated. Steve, do you have a pic of the rear so I can see the delamination?

More testing needed with the right material to reach a final verdict. We do have another piece of untreated plate that is being tried out for weldability.

Paul

[shredderteam]

Found:

1 piece of slightly damaged Nanoflex in extremely bent steel frame.

Its on my living room table at the moment Paul, you can have it back as soon as I get chance to get it to you.

We got a right rollicking off Enginuity over the test, apparently the block of iron that got half inched from the pit area to get it to the correct hit height, was a 200 year old relic of some sort... luckily it wasnt damaged so I got away with an ear bending :sad:

Nanoflex looks busted to me.. but then Ill leave the final verdict to others.

Sam

[grafix]

bloody hell. Thats nearly as good as my hardox!

Mike.

[maddox]

It is delaminated.So the second hit could do more damage, or less, as the whole setup is more flexible.

More tests please.

[spinnerboy]

Im sure i heard Arfa (motis) saying it might not be the laminate but heat generated from the force of the blow melting the area around the impact zone.