Compliance and testing - Ballistic

Ballistic tests were, as far as reasonably practical, carried out to the methodology of the following test standards:

BS EN 1522:1999; Windows, Doors, Shutters and Blinds –Bullet Resistance – Requirements and Classification.

EN 1523:1999; Windows, Doors, Shutters and Blinds –Bullet Resistance – Test Method

Pass / fail criteria

Tests to BS EN 1522:1999 have three possible test outcomes:

Fail

when the bullet perforates the sample.

Pass

(splinters)
when the bullet is stopped by the sample but splinters (spall) are generated from the rear face of the specimen or test piece and the witness foil is perforated.

(Splinters –S)

Pass

(no splinters)
when the bullet is stopped by the sample and no splinters are generated from the rear face of the specimen or test piece.

(No Splinters –NS)

The results achieved were as follows:

Additional ballistic accreditation:

BS EN1063:2000:

• BR4
• BR6
• BR7

BS EN1522:

• FB4 Classification
• FB5 Classification
• FB6 Classification
• FB7 Classification
• NATO accredited