Review Article
Article Review on Vectran-Super Fiber from Thermotropic Crystals of Rigid-Rod Polymer
Table 2
Property of different industrial fibres adopted from [
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| | Materials | Materials density (g/cm3) | Tensile strength (GPa) | Tensile modulus (GPa) | Elongation at break (%) | Moisture regain (%) | Rupture work (mN/tex) |
| | Vectran | 1.40 | 3.4 | 70 | 4 | <0.1 | 40 | | PET | 1.38 | 1.1 | 14 | 15 | <0.5 | 50 | | Nylon | 1.14 | 1.0 | 10 | 20 | 6–8 | 80 | | Aramid | 1.44 | 3.0 | 65 | 4 | 4–6 | 35 | | UHMWPE | 0.95 | 3.4 | 110 | 4 | <0.1 | — |
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