Architectural Glass: Bullet Resistant, ArmorResist®

Product Information

Test Standards

Table 1: UL 752 Ratings of Bullet-Resistant Materials
		Projectile Weight		Minimum Velocity(1)
Rating	Ammunition	Grain	grams	ft/sec	m/sec	No. of Shots
Level 1	9 mm Full Metal, Copper Jacket with Lead Core	124	8.0	1,175	358	3
Level 2	357 Magnum Jacketed Lead, Soft Point	158	10.2	1,250	381	3
Level 3	.44 Magnum Lead Semi- Wadcutter, Gas Checked	240	15.6	1,350	411	3
Level 4	.30 Caliber Rifle, Lead Core, Soft Point	180	11.7	2,540	774	1
Level 5	7.62 mm Rifle, Lead Core, Full Metal, Copper Jacket, Military Ball	150	9.7	2,750	838	1
Level 6	9 mm Full Metal, Copper Jacket with Lead Core	124	8.0	1,400	427	5
Level 7	5.56 mm Rifle, Full Metal, Copper Jacket with Lead Core	55	3.56	3,080	939	5
Level 8	7.62 mm Rifle, Lead Core, Full Metal, Copper Jacket, Military Ball	150	9.7	2,750	838	5
Supplementary	12-Gauge Rifled, Lead Slug,	437	28.3	1,585	483	3
Shotgun	and 12-Gauge 00 Lead Buckshot (12 pellets)	650	42	1,200	366	3

(1) Maximum velocity is 110 % of the minimum velocity.

Table 2: NIJ Ratings of Bullet Resistant Materials
	Test Variables				Performance Requirements
Armor Type	Test Ammunition(1)		Nominal Bullet Mass	Suggested Barrel Length	Required Bullet Velocity	Required Hits Per Armor Specimen	Permitted Penetrations
I		22 LRHV Lead	2.6g 40gr	15 to 16.5cm 6 to 6.5in	320–12m/s 1050–40ft/s	5	0
I		.38 Special RN Lead	10.2g 158gr	15 to 16.5cm 6 to 6.5 in	259–15m/s 850–50ft/s	5	0
II-A		.357 Magnum JSP	10.2g 158gr	10 to 12 cm 4 to 4.75 in	381–15m/s 1250–50ft/s	5	0
II-A		9 mm FMJ	8.0g 124gr	10 to 12cm 4 to 4.75in	332–12m/s 1090–40ft/s	5	0
II		.357 Magnum JSP	10.2g 158gr	15 to 16.5cm 6 to 6.5in	425–15m/s 1395–50ft/s	5	0
II		9mm FMJ	8.0g 124gr	10 to 12cm 4 to 4.75in	358–12m/s 1175–40ft/s	5	0
III-A		.44 Magnum LeadSWC GasChecked	15.55g 240gr	14 to 16cm 5.5 to 6.25in	426–15m/s 1400–50ft/s	5	0
III-A		9 mm FMJ	8.0g 124gr	24 to 26cm 9.5 to 10.25in	426–15m/s 1400–50ft/s	5	0
III		7.62 mm (308 Winchester) FMJ	9.7g 150gr	56cm 22in	838–15m/s 2750–50ft/s	5	0
IV		.30-06 AP	10.8g 166gr	56cm 22in	868–15m/s 2850–50ft/s	1	0
Specialrequirement (See Sec. 2.2.7 of standard)		(2)	(2)	(2)	(2)	(2)	0

(1)	AP–Armor Piercing; FMJ–Full Metal Jacketed; JSP–Jacketed Soft Point; LRHV–Long Rifle High Velocity;RN–Round Nose; SWC–Semi-Wadcutter.
(2)	These items must be specified by the user.

© 2010 Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope All Rights Reserved | Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope Contact Us | Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope Privacy | Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope About Us

Oldcastle Glass is now Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope. We are the leading supplier of Building Envelope solutions, including architectural glass and the following aluminum glazing systems: custom-engineered curtain wall and window wall, architectural windows, storefronts, entrance doors and skylights. Our products include Oldcastle Glass StormGlass Hurricane Resistant Glass, Oldcastle Glass SunGlass, Solar Control, Low-E glass, Oldcastle Glass ArmorProtect, Oldcastle Glass ArmorResist line of safety glass, security glass, Blast-Resistant glazing, Oldcastle Glass Montage Visual Effects Glass and Oldcastle Glass Stackwall structural glass. Add to that, insulating glass units, heat-treated glass, laminated glass, fire-rated glass, and more. And in addition to the most comprehensive collection of architectural glass, Oldcastle Glass also engineers and manufactures curtain wall and window wall systems, architectural windows including operable windows and fixed windows, glass entrance doors and storefronts.