Twaron

E721860

Twaron is a high-strength, heat-resistant aramid fiber used in applications such as body armor, aerospace components, and industrial reinforcement, similar in performance to Kevlar.

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Twaron canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aramid fiber ⓘ
heat-resistant fiber ⓘ
high-strength synthetic fiber ⓘ
appliedIn aerospace industry ⓘ
automotive industry ⓘ
defense industry ⓘ
telecommunications industry ⓘ
chemicalClass para-aramid ⓘ
color yellow ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Netherlands ⓘ
developedBy Akzo ⓘ
form fabric ⓘ
filament yarn ⓘ
pulp ⓘ
staple fiber ⓘ
hasProperty chemical resistance ⓘ
flame resistance ⓘ
good dimensional stability ⓘ
good energy absorption ⓘ
good fatigue resistance ⓘ
heat resistance ⓘ
high modulus ⓘ
high tensile strength ⓘ
low creep ⓘ
low density ⓘ
low flammability ⓘ
non-conductive ⓘ
self-extinguishing behavior ⓘ
introducedIn 1980s ⓘ
marketedAs Twaron fiber ⓘ
material poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) ⓘ
linked to: Kevlar
ownedBy Teijin Group ⓘ
producedBy Teijin Aramid ⓘ
resistantTo abrasion ⓘ
high temperatures ⓘ
impact ⓘ
organic solvents ⓘ
similarTo Kevlar ⓘ
usedFor aerospace components ⓘ
aircraft structural reinforcement ⓘ
ballistic protection ⓘ
body armor ⓘ
bulletproof vests ⓘ
cables ⓘ
composite armor ⓘ
composite materials ⓘ
cut-resistant gloves ⓘ
drumheads ⓘ
friction materials ⓘ
heat-resistant garments ⓘ
helmets ⓘ
industrial reinforcement ⓘ
optical fiber cable reinforcement ⓘ
protective clothing ⓘ
reinforcement of cables ⓘ
reinforcement of conveyor belts ⓘ
reinforcement of hoses ⓘ
reinforcement of plastics ⓘ
reinforcement of rubber ⓘ
ropes ⓘ
sailcloth ⓘ
sports equipment ⓘ

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Kevlar → relatedMaterial → Twaron ⓘ