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PROPERTIES OF
SELECTED HIGH PERFORMANCE FIBERS
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Fiber
& Properties
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Arimid3
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PAN/Carbon
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HDPE4
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Glass
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Melamine
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PBI
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PBO
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Novaloid
Phenolic
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Poly-acrylate
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Poly-Arylate liquid crystal
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PPS
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PTFE
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Poly-imide
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Poly-amidelmide
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Fiber Properties
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Tenacity-
dry g/d
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4.0-5.3M
21-27P
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24
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24-35
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15.3
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1.8
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2.6-3.0
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42
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1.3-2.4
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1.3-1.7
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26-29
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3.5
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0.9-2.0
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3.7
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3.4
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Tensile-
000 psi
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90M
400P
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31
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375-435
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500
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30
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50
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N/A
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20-30
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25-33
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424-525
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61
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40-50
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67
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75-80
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Elongation
at break%
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22-32M
2.5-4.0P
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19
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2.8-4.4
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4.8
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18
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25-30
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2.5-3.5
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30-60
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20-30
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3.8
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40
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19-140
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19-21
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16-21
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Moisture
Regain%
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6.5M
4.0P
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9
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0
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<0.10
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5
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15
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0.6-2.0
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6-7.3
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12
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<0.10
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0.6
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0
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3
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4-4.5
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Specific
Gravity
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1.38M
1.44P
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1.4
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.97
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2.5
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1.44
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1.43
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1.50
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1.27
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1.5
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1.41
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1.37
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2.1
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1.41
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1.34
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Avg.
Tough-
ness--g/d
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0.30M
0.85P
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N/A
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N/A
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0.37
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N/A
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0.4
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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0.15
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N/A
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N/A
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Abrasion
Resistance
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Good
M
Poor P
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Poor
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Good
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Poor
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Fair
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Good
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Excel
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Poor
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Fair
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Resilience
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Excellent
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Poor
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Fair
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Poor
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Fair
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Excel
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Excel
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Fair
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Poor
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Fair
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N/A
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Chemical
Resistance
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Solvents
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Excel
M
Good P
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Good
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Excel
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Excel
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Excel
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Excel
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Excel
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Excel
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Good
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Excel
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Excel
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Excel
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Excel
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Excel
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Acids
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Dilute:
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Good
M
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Good
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Excel
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Excel
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Good
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Excel
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Good
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Excel
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Excel
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Excel
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Excel
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Excel
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Excel
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Good
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Conc:
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Fair
P
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Poor
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Excel
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Excel
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Poor
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Excel
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Fair
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Poor
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Excel
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<90%
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Good
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Excel
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Excel
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Fair
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Alkalies
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Dilute:
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Good
M
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Good
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Excel
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Fair
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Excel
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Excel
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Excel
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Excel
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Excel
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Excel
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Excel
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Excel
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Poor
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Good
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Conc.:
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Good
P
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Good
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Excel
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Fair
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Excel
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Good
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N/A
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Excel
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Excel
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<30%
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Excel
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Excel
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Poor
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Good
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Ultraviolet
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Poor
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Good
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Excel
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Excel
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Excel
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Excel
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Poor
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Excel
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Excel
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Good
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Good
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Thermal
Properties
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Limiting
O2
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30M
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55
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N/A
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>100
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32
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38
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68
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33
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43
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37
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34
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>100
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40
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32
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Index
(LOI)
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29P
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Thermal
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0.26M
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<.03
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N/A
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7.2
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0.20
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0.26
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<0.3
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0.28
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0.31
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N/A
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0.3
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0.2
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N/A
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0.08
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Conductivity5
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0.30P
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Usable Temp.
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Short
term:
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315-370
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V-High
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Melts
at
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V-High
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260-370
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>595
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Decomp
650
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Decomp
400
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Decomp
>400
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260
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Decomp
430
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<485
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>400
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Continuous
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230
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220
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130
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315
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>200
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315
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>300
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205
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160
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>200
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205
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288
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<260
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250
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Smoke Emis.
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--Density
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1.0
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N/A
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N/A
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Low
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Low
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Trace
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Low
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<0.30
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Trace
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Low
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N/A
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Low
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<1.0
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<2.0
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Relative Cost
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1=Low
4=High
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3
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3
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2
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2
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2
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4
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3
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2
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3
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3
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3
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4
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3
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3
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HOME COMPANY
TERMS
& DEFINITIONS FIBER
PROPERTIES CONTACT US
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P.O.
Box 4781
Mooresville, NC 28117
704-799-1584
Davy Textiles Inc. 2019
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