Thermogravimetric Analysis of a Designed Nanoplatelet-Reinforced Composite for Ballistic Shield Using Bamboo Fiber

Incorporating high-strength reinforcements like graphene and Kevlar to enhance composite performance highlights the efficacy of a body armour. this research provides a comprehensive thermal characterization of the developed bamboo ballistic shield composites, validating their impurities performance for protective applications, and make the composite a promising candidate for lightweight ballistic armor, as well as providing compelling evidence for their potential use in ballistic protection applications, through experimental work conducted at two primary locations the Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science Technology (NILEST) and Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Kaduna State. The study's findings not only confirm the effectiveness of using a bamboo, graphene, and Kevlar hybrid but also provide a quantitative framework for future material engineering, allowing for the precise tuning of properties to meet the stringent demands of protective shields. Also, the findings confirmed that the progressive inclusion of graphene nanoplatelets and Kevlar layers did not merely improve these properties, but did so in a predictable and quantifiable manner.