About Amidon · Aberdeen Tested
Tested at Aberdeen. Equal to SACON.
In a program conducted for the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center tested Amidon Ballistic Concrete® against SACON (Shock Absorbing Concrete), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers standard material for ballistic training construction. ABC performed equal to SACON.
Head-to-head with SACON
Tested across five calibers
9MM
M60
5.56
7.62
50 Cal.In that program, ABC performed equal to SACON. Cores from ABC recorded an average compressive strength of 1,923 psi against 1,390 psi for SACON, and an average density of 92.3 lb/ft³ against 88.5 lb/ft³ (U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center, ATC-11145, February 2013).
Citing a government test report is not an endorsement. No U.S. Government agency endorses commercial products, and this reference does not imply approval by the U.S. Army, the U.S. Marine Corps or the Department of Defense.
See the full independent testing record.
Aberdeen is one of several third-party programs that have put ABC through independent testing.
Independent Testing