Ballistic Gelatin for Testing
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VYSE® PROFESSIONAL GRADE BALLISTIC GELATIN
Custom Collagen is a proud distributor of VYSE® Professional Grade Ballistic Gelatin. Now you can buy the same professional quality ballistic gelatin used by the FBI, military, law enforcement plus ammunition and gun manufacturers around the world. VYSE® Professional Ballistic & Ordnance Gelatin is specially formulated to simulate human body density. Other brands of collagen on the market are principally made and sold for food applications. However, we have committed to this highly specialized industry of ballistic gelatin. Ballistic gelatin helps complete tasks other gelatin cannot handle.
Through years of testing and customer feedback, we have fine-tuned our product specification. It now has the tightest tolerance in the ballistic gelatin industry. The result is that our ballistic gelatin simulates human organ density so tightly that it is even used by medical universities and hospitals to calibrate ultrasounds and imaging equipment. And when your ballistic gelatin is the best quality, so are the results you are testing!
When it comes to ballistic gelatin, not all ballistic gelatin is made the same. There are specific critical components you want to pay attention to when you are shopping for ballistic gelatin. These critical components can play a huge role into how well your ballistic gelatin is for the tasks you have in mind. Make sure you pay attention to the four critical components listed below because they directly affect the quality of your ballistic gelatin. Learn more
The most critical components of ballistic gelatin
- Solubility
- Bloom
- Viscosity
- Clarity
Solubility
The ballistic gelatin must dissolve into a solution quickly. If the dissolving process of the ballistic gelatin powder takes too long, you may run the risk of over mixing, causing excess foam in your finished ballistic gelatin product. Also, depending on the type of mixer you are using, it may dismantle the protein side chains which help form the ballistic gel.
Bloom
Bloom is the measure of ballistic gel strength. This factor is critical to the finished product! If the bloom strength is incorrect, your results you wish to test with the ballistic gelatin will be inaccurate as well. Bloom is measured on a Texture Analyzer where 250 Bloom is the standard. Keep in mind, a typical food specification is ± 10. This gelatin specification is excellent for a gelatin dessert or candy, but not for ballistics testing. We have narrowed that to 250 ± 5 for ballistic testing.
Viscosity
Viscosity of your ballistic gelatin will determine how fast a ballistic gel block will set or gel. It will also determine how quickly this product will melt during testing. Our specification requires a 46mps minimum for this critical application. The food grade equivalent would be 42 ± 4mps. That would only be unacceptable for consistent testing.
Clarity
This is critical in determining your results with the ballistic gelatin. If you cannot see it, you cannot report it. Our gelatin passes through a high-pressure ultrafiltration. This allows us to produce the clarity required for the most accurate testing. Our clarity limit is 25ntu. Anything higher is sold into the food industry.
Ballistic Gelatin Uses
As we mentioned earlier, there are many potential uses for ballistic gelatin and this product has been utilized by many different industries. Here are some of the uses of this specialized gelatin.
- Help Law Enforcement Test Body Armor
- Testing Service Weapons
- Testing Medical Equipment
- Police Sniper Rescue Team Preparation
- Testing Hunting Weapons
Ballistic gelatin is used to help law enforcement test body armor. This test assesses the performance of the projectile when fired against a subject wearing Level III-A Body Armor. If the III-A panels stop the projectile, it is retested against Level II-A (both test results would be published). The penetration shots are conducted with a test barrel. When practical/available, to allow for more consistent comparison of the ammunition, the results received from a test barrel might be the same, or different than those from a service weapon.
A service weapon is utilized during velocity and accuracy tests to show a perspective of the deviation if any from the test barrel. It is important to note that a cartridge should not be chosen solely due to its accuracy from a service weapon unless that efficiency is compared to other cartridges fired from the same exact service weapon. Results may vary from firearm to firearm, including functional characteristics. One pistol may be substantially more accurate or produce higher velocity than another of the same make and model. Each test report will specify the weapon used for testing.
At Custom Collagen, we know how important it is to get the results you need when testing body armor, firearms, or medical equipment.
This reason is we strive to offer our nationwide customers a quality ballistic gelatin product. We offer a variety of ballistic gelatin products that help you better test your products and help you gather the most accurate results possible. Our selection of ballistic gelatin products includes everything you need with gelatin molds, de-foamer, and gelatin kits. Stock up on ballistic gelatin with our 10 lb ballistic gelatin box, 20 lb standard three block kit, and more!
We also offer our ballistic gelatin in bulk for companies who are looking to test a large number of their products. Have questions about the ballistic gelatin offered in our online collagen store? Contact our collagen experts at Custom Collagen for all your questions about ballistic gelatin.
**For orders larger than 10 lbs, please contact us directly at sales@customcollagen.com
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