ASTM_E_3005_-_18.pdf

Designation:E300518Standard Terminology forBody Armor1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E3005;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 The scope of this terminology is to provide a standardterminology for body armor providing protection againstballistic threats,stabbing,fragmentation,blunt impact,or acombination of threats.1.2 The intent of this terminology is to have terms,abbreviations,and formulas that are applicable across federalagencies,law enforcement and corrections agencies,testingand certification bodies,and manufacturers.1.2.1 The terminology is kept general herein and should bedefined more specifically as needed within individual testmethods or other standards.1.3 This terminology is not intended to describe test meth-ods or performance requirements for body armor.1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E3086 Practice for Creating Appliques for Use in Testing ofNonplanar Soft Body Armor Designed for FemalesE3107 Test Method for Resistance to Penetration and Back-face Deformation for Ballistic-resistant Torso BodyArmorand Shoot PacksE3110 Test Method for Collection of Ballistic Limit Data forBallistic-resistant Torso Body Armor and Shoot PacksE3112 Test Method for Ballistic-resistant Products andShoot Packs2.2 DOD Standard:3MIL-STD-3027 Method Standard for Performance Require-ments and Testing of Body Armor2.3 NIJ Standard:4NIJ Standard-0101.06 Ballistic Resistance of Body Armor2.4 SAAMI Standard:5SAAMI Glossary of Industry Terms3.Terminologyaccessory,na body armor component that is detachable orremovable from the body armor and is intended to provideextended area of coverage protection against threats that mayinclude ballistic threats,stabbing,fragmentation,bluntimpact,or a combination of threats.DISCUSSIONAccessories are typically attachments to tactical bodyarmor providing protection to areas not covered by the vest,such as theshoulders,upper arms,neck,sides,pelvis,and groin.See tactical bodyarmor.See vest.ammunition,none or more loaded cartridges consisting ofcase,primer,propellant,and one or more projectiles.angle of incidence,nthe angle between the test threat line ofaim and the line normal to a reference plane based on thefront surface of the backing assembly or witness panel.(TestMethod E3110 18).See also obliquity.DISCUSSIONSome standards have used the terms angle of incidenceand obliquity as synonyms,but in this standard,they are defineddifferently.Fig.1 provides examples to aid in visualizing the differencebetween angle of incidence and obliquity.applique,na three-dimensional item molded from backingmaterial that is shaped and sized for testing or conditioninga nonplanar test item.(Practice E3086 17)DISCUSSIONSome appliques are designed for the purpose of fillingthe entire space behind a nonplanar test item;other appliques aredesigned to assess features of a nonplanar test item.1This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E54 onHomeland Security Applications and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeE54.04 on Personal Protective Equipment(PPE).Current edition approved Oct.1,2018.Published October 2018.Originallyapproved in 2015.Last previous edition approved in 2015 as E3005 15.DOI:10.1520/E3005-18.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from U.S.Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents,732 N.Capitol St.,NW,Mail Stop:SDE,Washington,DC 20401,http:/www.access.gpo.gov.4Available from National Institute of Justice(NIJ),810 7th St.,NW,Washington,DC 20531,http:/nij.gov.5Available from Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute,Inc.,11 Mile Hill Rd,Newtown,Connecticut,064702539,www.saami.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 areal density,na measure of the mass of the armor panel perunit area,usually expressed in kilograms per square meter(kg/m2)or pound-mass per square f