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Adding Kevlar to a Hull Laminate Does Not Make It Collision-Proof
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Adding Kevlar to a Hull Laminate Does Not Make It Collision-Proof

EMPLOYING A LAYER OF KEVLAR IS OFTEN JUST A MARKETING PLOY

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Phil Friedman
May 23, 2023
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Contrary to marine industry myth, adding a layer or two of aramid fibers to a laminate does not turn it into a super-material, able to sustain with impunity collisions at sea with steel containers and other dangerous flotsam.

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