The Influence of Mechanical, Physical and Chemical Influences on Protective Clothing

The article is focused on testing the mechanical, physical and chemical characteristics of selected protective clothing. Old anti-chemical clothing formerly used in tactical exercises (but never during a real intervention) was selected. Protective has an expected lifespan when correctly. When use, external influences can negatively affect function these garments. describes preparation individual samples which were exposed to effects inorganic organic chemicals, water vapor, UV radiation long-term exposure elevated temperatures. prepared subsequently torn tearing device, change mechanical properties monitored. stress at broke length they reached moment breaking measured. temperature resulted decreases modulus elasticity each case. largest decrease recorded treated with hydrogen peroxide smallest thermal load.