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Military Textiles Overview and Applications

Military textiles are fabrics designed to provide protection, durability, and comfort for armed forces personnel across various hostile environments. They are used in applications such as parachutes, tents, body armor, bulletproof vests, backpacks, and more. Specialty fibers like Kevlar, Coolmax, Nomex, and others are employed to manufacture these technical textiles using weaves, knits, and non-woven constructions. The fabrics and end uses for military textiles are diverse, ranging from parachutes to full-body armor, with each branch of the military employing distinct names for various uniforms despite similar materials.

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Military Textiles Overview and Applications

Military textiles are fabrics designed to provide protection, durability, and comfort for armed forces personnel across various hostile environments. They are used in applications such as parachutes, tents, body armor, bulletproof vests, backpacks, and more. Specialty fibers like Kevlar, Coolmax, Nomex, and others are employed to manufacture these technical textiles using weaves, knits, and non-woven constructions. The fabrics and end uses for military textiles are diverse, ranging from parachutes to full-body armor, with each branch of the military employing distinct names for various uniforms despite similar materials.

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WOLKITE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF
ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
OF TEXTILE ENGINEERING
COURSE NAME: Technical Textile
SEMINAR TITLE: Military Textiles

Date: 5/12/2022 1
INTRODUCTION:
Military textiles are also known as armed forces textiles.

They must provide protection, durability and comfort in a wide range of hostile
environments.

The general requirements of military textiles are damage resistance, comfort, sweat
management, cold-weather conditions and the integration of high-tech materials into
uniforms.

Military textile is not just about uniforms, It includes a wide variety of functions. 
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Parachutes, safety harnesses, ropes and tenting also constitute military fabric.
YARN USED:

The fabrics and end use for military 1. Polyester


textiles are broad and diverse. 2. Cotton
3. High Tenacity Polyester
 From parachutes and tents, to
4. Kevlar
backpacks, bullet-proof vests and full
5. Coolmax
body armor;
6. Meta Aramid
The materials used to produce military 7. Lycra
apparel are specially- 8. Nomex
developed technical yarns.
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Kevlar: Kevlar is a para-aramid synthetic fiber. CONT…

 This high-strength material was first commercially used in the early 1970s as a replacement
for steel in racing tires.

 Typically, it is spun into ropes or fabric sheets that can be used as such or as an ingredient in
composite material components.

Coolmax: Coolmax is a brand name for a series of moisture-wicking technical fabrics.

• The fabrics employ specially-engineered polyester fibres to improve “breathability” compared


to natural fibres like cotton.
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Nomex: Nomex’s are most of the time used to make a bullet proof vest.
FIBRIC USED:

• For the fabric itself, military material Construction of fabrics are :-


is called by the fabric’s actual name.
 Plain fabrics (woven fabrics)
• It could be cotton twill, cotton blend,  Non-Woven fabric
synthetic polyester, and so on.  Meshes (Knitted fabric)
• But if we are going to call the uniform  3D XD – Spacer fabrics
by its correct name there are at least a  4D XD – Spacer fabrics
dozen different names for each arm of  Nets
the military. 5
Applications

•Parachute: is a device used to slow


the motion of an object through an
atmosphere by creating drag or, in a
ram-air parachute, aerodynamic lift.
•Yarn used: Nylon, Kevlar, Canvas,
Silk, Dacron,
•Fabric used: non-woven, woven.
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CONT…

• Military tent: are sought-after


essentials for camping, field
construction, army field tours,
flood control, home relief, leisure,
and many other purposes.
 Yarn used: heavy vinyl
coated polyester
 Fabric used: non-woven, woven,
knitted 7
CONT…

• Full body armor: is protective clothing


designed to absorb or deflect physical
attacks. Historically used to protect
military personnel.
 Yarn used: kevlar, polyethylene
 Fabric used: woven, non-woven, knitted.

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CONT…

• Military Bullet-proof vests:  is an


item of body armor that helps absorb
the impact and reduce or stop
penetration to the torso from
firearm-fired projectiles and
fragmentation from explosions.
 Yarn used: Dyneema, Kevlar
 Fabric used: woven, non-woven,
knitted. 9
CONT…
• Back pack: is ideal for camping,
trekking, military deployment, and
other extended outdoor trips that
require you to carry a lot of items.
 Yarn used: Cordura (water-
resistant, durable, abrasion-
resistant),
 Fabric used: woven, non-woven,
knitted.
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CONT…

• Multifunctional combined suit:


 Fabric used: plain weave,
knitted.

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CONT…

• Utility belts, hats and gloves: they


are flame retardant material and they
are made of Kevlar fiber.

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CONT…

• Straps, cords, cables and ropes:

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CONT…
• Helmet covers:

• Radar net:

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