Patent ID: 8689671

Claim:
An article of armor, comprising a polymerized mixture of: 5 to 30 percent by weight of a resin binder agent, the resin binder agent including powdered phenolic resin; 10 to 50 percent by weight of fibers having a length of 0.5 inches or less, the fibers including glass fibers; 0.5 to 40 percent by weight of a friction modifier, the friction modifier including rubber particles, cashew friction particles, graphite, and petroleum coke; 10 to 40 percent by weight of a filler, the filler including barytes, steel fibers, carbon black, and brass chips; wherein the resin binder agent forms a polymer matrix binding together the fibers, the friction modifier and the filler so that the fibers have a discontinuous, random orientation in the polymer matrix; and the polymerized mixture has a density of 1.85-2.5 g/cm 3 .