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PROPERTIES OF

SELECTED HIGH PERFORMANCE FIBERS

Fiber & Properties

Arimid^3

PAN/Carbon

HDPE^4

Glass

Melamine

PBI

PBO

Novaloid Phenolic

Poly-acrylate

Poly-Arylate liquid crystal

PPS

PTFE

Poly-imide

Poly-amidelmide

Fiber Properties

Tenacity- dry g/d

4.0-5.3M 21-27P

24

24-35

15.3

1.8

2.6-3.0

42

1.3-2.4

1.3-1.7

26-29

3.5

0.9-2.0

3.7

3.4

Tensile- 000 psi

90M 400P

31

375-435

500

30

50

N/A

20-30

25-33

424-525

61

40-50

67

75-80

Elongation at break%

22-32M 2.5-4.0P

19

2.8-4.4

4.8

18

25-30

2.5-3.5

30-60

20-30

3.8

40

19-140

19-21

16-21

Moisture Regain%

6.5M 4.0P

9

0

<0.10

5

15

0.6-2.0

6-7.3

12

<0.10

0.6

0

3

4-4.5

Specific Gravity

1.38M 1.44P

1.4

.97

2.5

1.44

1.43

1.50

1.27

1.5

1.41

1.37

2.1

1.41

1.34

Avg. Tough- ness--g/d

0.30M 0.85P

N/A

N/A

0.37

N/A

0.4

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0.15

N/A

N/A

Abrasion Resistance

Good M Poor P

Poor

Good

Poor

Fair

Good

Excel

Poor

Fair

Good

Good

Good

Good

Good

Resilience

Excellent

Poor

Fair

Poor

Fair

Excel

Excel

Fair

Good

Good

Good

Poor

Fair

N/A

Chemical Resistance

Solvents

Excel M Good P

Good

Excel

Excel

Excel

Excel

Excel

Excel

Good

Excel

Excel

Excel

Excel

Excel

Acids

Dilute:

Good M

Good

Excel

Excel

Good

Excel

Good

Excel

Excel

Excel

Excel

Excel

Excel

Good

Conc:

Fair P

Poor

Excel

Excel

Poor

Excel

Fair

Poor

Excel

<90%

Good

Excel

Excel

Fair

Alkalies

Dilute:

Good M

Good

Excel

Fair

Excel

Excel

Excel

Excel

Excel

Excel

Excel

Excel

Poor

Good

Conc.:

Good P

Good

Excel

Fair

Excel

Good

N/A

Excel

Excel

<30%

Excel

Excel

Poor

Good

Ultraviolet

Poor

Good

Excel

Excel

Good

Good

Good

Excel

Excel

Poor

Excel

Excel

Good

Good

Thermal Properties

Limiting O2

30M

55

N/A

>100

32

38

68

33

43

37

34

>100

40

32

Index (LOI)

29P