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What To Consider When Buying Level 4 Body Armor

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What To Consider When Buying Level 4 Body Armor



According to the NIJ ratings, level 4 plates should stop the six hits of spaced M80 ball, all 5.56 threats including M855 and M193 that level 3 is rated to stop.To get more news about green bulletproof vest, you can visit bulletproofboxs.com official website.

Additionally, level 4 should defeat at least one round of armor-piercing .30-06 Black Tip.
With that type of rated protection, it seems to be a reasonable investment. But, understanding the nuances of body armor can seem a bit daunting.

If you’re considering buying level 4 body armor, we’ll clear the air for you and provide some guidelines as you consider this life-saving investment.
Steel Armor Plates
Steel Body Armor is the most common and the cheapest of all body armor.

When choosing steel armor, I personally wouldn't buy anything that didn't say Mil-Spec A46100.

Although steel is commercially graded between 100-900, Mil-Spec steel is tested against ballistic threats.

According to MIL-DTL-46100E, the A46100 steel is tested and rated to defeat all small arms and shrapnel from explosions.

A46100 steel is the same steel our military uses in constructing armor plating for vehicles and body armor.

The A46100 steel is the only steel that is rated to defeat a bullet traveling faster than 3,200 feet per second (fps). A round with a velocity higher than 3,200 fps will pass through the steel armor and into your chest.
Ceramic Armor Plates
Ceramic is an inorganic, non-metallic material, customarily made from nitride or carbide.

It's been used in body armor since around the Vietnam Conflict for its lightweight properties.

With the ever-changing technologies out today, many soldiers have worn both steel and ceramic body armor plates.

Ceramic is better at absorbing and dispersing energy than steel. This will result in less broken ribs, broken sternum, and collapsed lungs. Additionally, it performs better against supersonic and armor-piercing bullets than steel armor does.

However, ceramic armor plates are often thicker than steel, cannot handle multi-hits in the same area, is much more expensive, and will only last roughly 5 to 7 years. Additionally, ceramic plates need to be x-rayed frequently for cracks since they are susceptible to damage from drops and other impacts. These unseen cracks can render the armor plate useless which becomes a liability to the person wearing it.

Polyethylene Body Armor
Polyethylene is the most common type of plastic used in the world today.

Body armor is generally made from a specific kind of polyethylene, called Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE).

The UHMWPE is rated as the most durable thermoplastic produced. It's known to have excellent chemical inertness, self-lubricity, and impact resistance.

Polyethylene body armor is lighter than steel and ceramic armor plates and can defeat multiple hits in the same area of the plate.

The downside is the price. Polyethylene armor plates are more expensive than steel and ceramic.
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