Directory of High-Performance Fibers Resources

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• Aramid Fiber

  http://www.pleo.com/dupont/nomex/index.html
  Description of the chemical structure of aramid fibers. From P. Leo and Co. web site.

• Carbon Fiber

  http://www.carbon-fiber.com/
  Vince Kelly's personal homepage on carbon fiber. Extensive description of the chemical construction, the various grades, production technologies and uses. Links to organizations, research institutes and companies.

• High Performance and High Temperature Resistant Fibers

  http://www.intexa.com/downloads/hightemp.pdf
  Overview of the definitions, properties, products and end uses of the most common high-performance and high-temperature resistant fibers applied in the textile, composite and nonwovens industries. Originally form Aramid, Ltd. Edited and revised with permission by William C. Smith, from Industrial Textile Associates.

• High-Performance Oxide Fibers for Metal and Ceramic Composites

  http://www.3m.com/market/industrial/ceramics/pdfs/High_Performance_Oxide_Fibers.PDF
  Technical paper about the development of a new rare-earth doped alumina fiber specifically designed for the reinforcement of metal and high-temperature ceramic matrix composites. From 3M Corporation. Authors: D.M. Wilson and L.R. Visser.

• High-Speed Spinning of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Fibers

  https://www.rug.nl/research/portal/publications/pub(b17e2e23-154f-4231-bc46-d1579bf179b2).html
  Doctoral thesis about the spinning of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibers at high speeds, and the effects of the spinning parameters on the fiber properties. Author: Mees Roukema.

• New High-Temperature Oxide Fibers

  http://www.3m.com/market/industrial/ceramics/pdfs/New_High_Temp_Oxide_Fibers.pdf
  Technical paper reviewing the development of uniform, fine grain size and high-strength synthesized polycrystalline oxide fibers for applications in fiber reinforced composites. From 3M Company. Author: D.M. Wilson.

• Novel Properties of PLA Fibers

  http://www.fitfibers.com/files/PLA%20Fibers.doc
  Article about the characteristics, properties and applications of fibers made from polylactic acid (PLA) polymers. Chemical structure. From Fiber Innovation Technology, Inc. DOC file. Author: Jeffrey S. Dugan.

• Poly(Trimethylene Terephthalate) Polymer for Fibers

  http://www.technica.net/NF/NF1/eptt.htm
  Scientific article on the chemical structure, properties and characteristics of PTT fibers for spunbond applications, from the NF New Fibers magazine. Authors: Houston S. Brown, Paul K. Casey and J. Mike Donahue.

• PTT Fibres

  http://www.technica.net/NF/NF1/efibreptt.htm
  Article about the manufacture, properties, characteristics and chemical structure of polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) fibers, and descriptions of the companies licenced at the present to produce these fibers. From the NF New Fibres magazine.

• Visualisation of Romm Temperature Polyethylene Fiber Surface Restructuring Induced by Plasma Selective Etching

  http://www.soreq.gov.il/pdf/pirsumim/17.pdf
  Extensive technical paper, reporting on a process whereby ordered nano-domains are formed and a morphological reconstruction is generated into row-structure on the surface of ultra-strong, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibers as a result of the simultaneous exposure to oxygen and UV radiation at ambient temperatures. Authors: Ron Intrater and others.

 

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