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Fiber & Properties Aramid3 PAN/Carbon  
HDPE4		 Glass Melamine PBI PBO Novaloid
Phenolic
Poly-acrylate

Poly-Acrylate

liquid crystal

PPS PTFE Poly-imide Poly-
amidelmide
Tenacity-g/den

4.0-5.3M
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 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
4.0
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

Abrasion
Resistance

Good M
Poor P



Poor
Good
Poor

Fair


Good

Excel
Poor
Fair
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
                             
Fiber & Properties
Aramid3
PAN/Carbon
HDPE4
Glass
Melamine
PBI
PBO
 Novaloid
Phenolic
Poly-acrylate

Poly-Acrylate

liquid crystal


PPS
PTFE
Poly-imide



Poly-

amidelmide

 
Chemical Resistance
 
Solvents Excel M
Good P
 Good Excel
Excel
 Excel Excel Excel Excel Good Excel Excel Excel Excel Excel

Acid (Dilute)
Acid (Conc)
Good M
Fair P
Good
Poor
Excel
Excel
Excel
Excel
Good
Poor
Excel
Excel
Good
Fair
Excel
Poor
Excel
Excel
Excel
<90%
Excel
Good
Excel
Excel
Excel
Excel
Good
Fair
Alkalites Dilute

Alkalites Conc.		 Good M

Good P		 Good

Good		 Excel

Excel		 Fair

Fair		 Excel

Excel		 Excel

Good		 Excel

N/A		 Excel

Excel		 Excel

Excel		 Excel

<30%		 Excel

Excel		 Excel

Excel		 Poor

Poor		 Good

Good
Ultraviolet Poor Good Excel Excel Good Good Good Excel Excel Poor Excel Excel Good Good
Thermal - LOI 30M
29P		 55
 N/A
 >100
 32
 38
 68
 33
 43
 37
 34
 >100
 40
 32
Thermal Cond 0.26M <.03 N/A 7.2 0.20 0.26 <0.3 0.28 0.31 N/A 0.3 0.2 N/A 0.08
W/m * *K  0.30P                          
                             
Fiber & Properties Aramid3 PAN/Carbon HDPE4 Glass Melamine PBI PBO Novaloid
Phenolic		 Poly-acrylate
Poly-Acrylate

liquid crystal

PPS PTFE Poly-imide Poly-amidelmide
Usable Temp

Short Term
 315-370 V-High
Melts at
 V-High 260-370 >595
Decomp 650
Decomp 400
  
Decomp >400
 260
Decomp 430
 <485
>400

Continuous
230 220 130 315 <200 315 <300 205 160 >200 205 288 <260 250
Notes:  1 M = meta-aramid P = para-aramid