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AGY Expands Composite Armor Portfolio
 AGY Expands Composite Armor Portfolio 3/24/2008 To meet the demand for materials that provide increased performance and lighter weight, AGY has introduced two new glass fibers, Featherlight™ and Quicksilver™, that, together with AGY’s tried and true, battle-tested S-2 Glass, create a complete portfolio of Vehicle Armor Composite Solutions (VACS) engineered to provide protection against the most demanding IED and EFP threats facing the U.S. military today. According to Drew Walker, AGY Vice President of Sales and Marketing, “Composites have become a key component in the battle to keep military vehicles such as MRAP and HUMVEE from becoming hugely overweight.” The new Featherlight™ glass fibers are engineered to deliver ultra high performance against severe threat levels. The advanced Featherlight™ fibers provide an increase in protection of 5 to 10% over standard S-2 Glass fiber composite armor. The new Quicksilver™ glass fibers enable significantly stronger, stiffer and lighter composite parts than traditional E-glass reinforcements. They are designed to be a cost-effective solution where weight is deemed to be less of a concern. The Featherlight™ and Quicksilver fibers, as well as the original S-2 Glass fibers, can be used in a variety of ways in composite armor systems, including compression or thermoplastic molded laminates, hybrid laminates, and ballistic laminates. In late 2007, AGY increased the capacity of S-2 Glass by 50% due to increased demand across a wide range of markets including aerospace and defense. An initial 5,000 MT of S-2 Glass was made available for the defense market for new business in vehicle armor with Humvee and other applications. << Back to News Join our online discussion forum and comment on this article!
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