FIBER SPECIFICATION

GENERAL
FIBRES POLYAMIDE 6 & 6.6 (PA) Polyester (PES) POLYPROPYLENEMultifilament (PP) POLYPROYLENE(HIGH TENACITY) (PP) POLYETHYLENE (PE) High Modulus POLYETHYLENE (UHMWPE) ARAMID Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) PBO
BRAND NAME Nylon® Perlon® Enkalon® Diolen® Treveria®
Dacron®
Hostalen® Softlene® Leolene® Leolene® Arova® Betelon® Lupolen® Vestalen® Wetalen® Dyneema® Spectra® Twaron® Technora® Kevlar® Heracron® Vectran® Zylon®
TENACITY OF YARN CN/dTex 7-9 7-9 App.6 App.8 App.4,5 35 20-25 20 37
SPECIFIC GRAVITYKg/dm³ 1,14 1,38 0,91 0,91 0,95 0,97 1,44 1,41 1,52
REDUCTION IN TENACITY WHEN WET% 5-10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WATER ABSORPTION % 1-7 0,5-2 0 0 0 0 2-5 1 0,6
KNOT STABILTY % 60-65 55-60 55-65 55-65 50-60 35-50 30-35 30-50 35-55
UV RESISTANCE VERY GOOD EXCELLENT GOOD ONLY WHEN TREAT GOOD ONLY WHEN TREAT GOOD EXCELLENT POOR POOR POOR
BREAKING STRETCH% 14-28 10-18 14-17 15-16 10-19 3,8 3,4 3,3 2,8
CREEP SLIGHT CREEP UNDER LOAD HARDLY MEASURABLE CREEPS AT HIGH LOADS CREEPS AT HIGH LOADS CREEPS AT HIGH LOADS CREEPS AT HIGH LOADS HARDLY MEASURABLE IMMEASURABLE IMMEASURABLE
RESISTANCE TO ABRASION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT SUFFICIENT SUFFICIENT SUFFICIENT VERY GOOD UNSATISFACTORY GOOD UNSATISFACTORY
WASHING TEMPERATURE °C  50-60 50-60 30 30 30 30 80-90 60 50
                               RESISTANCE TO ACIDS % GOOD GOOD VERY GOOD VERY GOOD EXCELLENT EXCELLENT PARTIALLY GOOD RESISTANCE EXCELLENT GOOD
RESISTANCE TO PETROLEUM BASED PRODUCTS EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RESISTANCE TO SOLVENTS FORMIC ACID&ACETIC ACID AT HIGH-TEMPERATURE Phenols, Cresols Zinc Chloride MINIMAL REACTION MINIMAL REACTION MINIMAL REACTION MINIMAL REACTION MINIMAL REACTION MINIMAL REACTION MINIMAL REACTION
RESISTANCE TO ALKALI  GOOD RESISTANT AGAINST WEAK SOLUTIONS GOOD AT ROOM TEMPERATURE GOOD RESISTANT AGAINST WEAK SOLUTION GOOD RESISTANT WEAK SOLUTION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT PARTIALLY GOOD VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
INSULATING PROPERTIES VERY GOOD VERY GOOD EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
HIGHEST TEMPARATUREı °C  130 170 80 80 70 70 350 200 500
MELTING POINT °C  215-260 225 170 170 150 140 500 Decomposes 280 650 Decomposes
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