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HEFLIN STEEL COMPANY

Military Armour from Heflin


ARMOR GARD
®

Armor Gard® is most commonly compared to Mil-A-46100 armour plate for its ballistic defeating properties and is used in a wide variety of armouring applications including US Military projects. Tested for NIJ levels up to level 8, test plates from each heat lot of material are subjected to stringent ballistic testing before being qualified as Armor Gard® and approved for sale by Heflin's Quality Assurance department. Armor Gard® is currently in service protecting Heads of State, Military Personnel, Government Leaders and Nuclear and Industrial Facilities. We are approved to Mil-I-45208A.

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An extensive inventory provides for quick response to customer orders.

MILITARY GRADE ARMOUR

(Quality Assurance Program Approved to Mil-I-45208A.) ESCO supplies the following armour products to leading producers of defence, ordnance and weapon systems:

  • armour upgrade kits for military vehicles

  • targets and target materials for ordnance testing, research laboratories and institutes

  • gun shields

  • raw material and cut parts for vehicle manufacturers

Mil-A-12560: specifications cover wrought steel homogeneous armour plate for use in combat vehicles and for proof and acceptance testing of armour-defeating ammunition.

Mil-A-46100: specifications cover quenched and tempered, high-hardness wrought steel armour plate for light weight armour applications.

BULLET RESISTING MATERIAL

Heflin Steel's 1/4 inch and 5/16 inch Armor Gard® meet the stringent requirements for Bullet Resisting Materials (UL 752). Our Ballistic test laboratory is available on a contract basis for small arms testing of materials and composites.

Armor Gard® is used in a variety of armouring applications, including military projects:

  • Protective guard buildings

  • Armor upgrade kits for vehicles

  • Body armour insert plates

  • Ballistic shields

  • Communication equipment shelters

  • Protective covers for lighting equipment

  • Limousine and executive security vehicle armoring

  • Money hauling truck and van armoring

  • Rifle and pistol range backstops, bullet traps, shoot house construction and targets

  • Vaults and safes

Armor Gard®
Qualifying Requirements and Protection Level
Steel Thickness
(nominal)
Qualifying
Threat
Required
Minimum
Ballistic Limit
Underwriters/
NIJ Protection
reference only
3mm (.118") .44 magnum 1400 feet/sec. Thru UL Level
3 / NIJ Level IIIA
3/16 inch 7.62x39 Russian 2380 feet/sec Fills between
UL 3 & 4
1/4 inch 7.62mm (M80) 2800 feet/sec UL Level 4 / NIJ
Level III
5/16 inch 7.62mm (M80) 2900 feet/sec UL Level 8
3/8 inch 5.56mm (M193) 3200 feet/sec All UL Levels
NIJ Level III
1/2 inch .30-06 M2AP 2750 feet/sec All UL Levels /
NIJ Level IV

ESCO provides an extensive armor inventory to quickly respond to customer needs and is committed to the highest standards of service excellence. Civil and military customers rely on the ESCO reputation for on-time delivery, zero workmanship defects and full material traceability.

HEFLIN STEEL COMPANY
ESCO EUR
Zoning Industriel
Rue des Fours a Chaux
7080 Frameries
Belgium

Tel:  00 32 65 61 1555
Fax: 00 32 65 66 0022

Website: www.heflinsteel.com
Email:     alan.phillips@escocorp.com

Contact:  Mr Alan Phillips (Armour Products Manager)

 


 

 

 

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