Vehicle Armor Composite System (VACS)0 pages

Vehicle Armor
Composite System
(VACS)
Composite armor solutions for a
wide variety of vehicle systems
made with glass fiber manufactured
by AGY and processed by proven
industry partners. The VACS
system has a composite protection
solution to meet your needs.

AGY Featherlight

™

Improved Ballistic
Performance for
Your Most Severe
Ballistic Threats

Featherlight S-2 Glass® roving is
designed to meet your toughest
ballistic protection applications
with weight savings of
approximately 5% over standard
S-2 Glass roving solutions. S-2
Glass has set the standard for highstrength glass fiber reinforcements
for over 25 years, with a 40%
higher strength than conventional
glass fiber roving, and a 20%
higher modulus. The improvement
made by Featherlight is a step
change progression that will allow
armor designers to make
significant reduction in weight and
increase in ballistic protection.
The Featherlight technology is a
result of advanced process
improvements that allow for the
production of S-2 Glass filaments
with increased tensile strength.
The result is a composite armor
that protects at the same level with
a 5% lighter panel.

Because Featherlight is a fiber
enhancement, it can be manufactured
in any of the standard S-2 Glass
fiber formats. Designed to work
seamlessly in AGY’s HJ1 system,
users will find that the Featherlight
fibers process identical to the
matching S-2 Glass fiber product.
The advantages of Featherlight
become apparent when the panels
are subject to a ballistic event. The
Featherlight roving is currently
available in an epoxy compatible
sizing that it is appropriate for
ballistic applications in phenolic
and thermoplastic resins. It can
also be custom manufactured with
the full range of standard S-2 Glass
roving sizings as warranted by
specific programs.