FIBER/YARN PROPERTIES

Polypropylene

Polyester

Homopolymer

    Acrylic

Polyphenylene

      Sulfide

Aramid

Polyimide

Glass

   PolyTetra-

FluoroEthylene

Continuous

Operating

Temperature

        95^oC

   130^oC

      125^oC

      190^oC

  200^oC

   240^oC

260^oC

     260^oC

       200^oF

   265^oF

      255^oF

      375^oF

  400^oF

   465^oF

500^oF

     500^oF

Surge Temperature

       105^oC

   150^oC

      140^oC

      230^oC

  240^oC

   260^oC

290^oC

     290^oC

       220^oF

   300^oF

      285^oF

      445^oF

  465^oF

   500^oF

550^oF

     550^oF

Resistance to alkalis

    Excellent

   Good

     Excellent

    Excellent

  Very 

  Good

   Very

   Good

 Very
 Good

   Excellent

Resistance to mineral acids

    Excellent

    Poor

     Excellent

    Very Good

   Poor

    Poor

 Good

   Excellent

Resistance to oxidizing agents

   Very Good

    Poor

    Very Good

        Fair

   Poor

    Poor

Very Good

   Excellent

Supports Combustion

       Yes

    Yes

        No

        No

    No

     No

  No

      No

Typical brands

    Herculon

  Dacron

     Dralon T

     Torcon

 Nomex

    P84

  N/A

    Teflon

Trademark

     Hercules

  DuPont

       Bayer

      Toray

 DuPont

   Inspec

  N/A

     Toray