Polymer Information

RESISTANCE	MATERIAL
		Cotton	Wool	Polyester Terylene	Aramid Nomex	Poly- Propylene	Acrylic Laminate	Polymide Nylon	Acrylic Dralon	P.T.F.E Teflon
	Acids	low	good	good	moderate	excellent	good	poor	good	excellent
	Alkali	good	low	poor	fair	excellent	fair	fair	good	excellent
	Dry heat	good Cont 70C Peak 100C	good Cont 70C Peak 100c	excellent Cont 140C Peak 150C	excellent Cont 200C Peak 220C	fair Cont 105C Peak 150C	good Cont 140C Peak 150C	good Cont 100C Peak 110C	good Cont 110C Peak 120C	excellent Cont 250C Peak 270C
	Wet heat	good Cont 70C Peak 100 C	good Cont 60C Peak 90C	poor Cont 60C Peak 65C	excellent Cont 150C Peak 200C	fair Cont 90C Peak 200C	poor Cont 60C Peak 65C	good Cont 100C Peak 110C	good Cont 110C Peak 120C	excellent Cont 245C Peak 255C
	Abrasion	fair	fair	v. good	excellent	good	fair	excellent	good	poor
	Static Charge Ability	good	v. good	suspect	prone	v.low	suspect	prone	suspect	v. low

 

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* Information given as a guide only. Detailed analysis of each application is necessary before deciding upon exact specification.

** Nomex, Dralon and Teflon are Registered Trade Marks of Du Pont.  Epitropic, Nylon and Terylene are Registered Trade Marks of I.C.I

*** All fibres (except cotton) are available in both woven and needlefelt form and are the result of intensive research and field trials carried out by our major material suppliers.