kenya chemical is one of the leading Aramid fibers distributors, manufacturers, exporters, and suppliers in Fujairah, Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Kuwait, kenya. We are supplied to various industrial markets including Household, Institutional Cleaning, Personal Care, and Industrial sectors including Oil fields, chemical, Animal feed additive, Food additive, Agrochemical, Fertilizer, pharmaceuticals, water treatment, Minerals, Lubricants, Marine Industry, Metal Working chemical industry, and Coatings markets.
Aramid fibers, short for aromatic polyamide, are a class of heat-resistant and strong synthetic fibers. They are used in aerospace and military applications, for ballistic-rated body armor fabric and ballistic composites, in marine cordage, marine hull reinforcement, and as an asbestos substitute.
The chain molecules in the fibers are highly oriented along the fiber axis. As a result, a higher proportion of the chemical bond contributes more to fiber strength than in many other synthetic fibers. Aramids have a very high melting point (>500 °C).
Aramid fiber characteristics
Aramids share a high degree of orientation with other fibers such as ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene, a characteristic that dominates their properties.
General
good resistance to abrasion,
good resistance to organic solvents,
nonconductive,
very high melting point (>500 °C),
low flammability,
good fabric integrity at elevated temperatures,
sensitive to acids and salts,
sensitive to ultraviolet radiation,
prone to electrostatic charge build-up unless finished,
Para-aramids,
para-aramid fibers, such as Kevlar and Twaron, provide outstanding strength-to-weight properties,
high chord modulus,
high tenacity,
low creep,
low elongation at break (~3.5%),
difficult to dye – usually solution-dyed.
Uses
flame-resistant clothing,
heat-protective clothing and helmets,
body armor, competing with polyethylene-based fiber products such as Dyneema and Spectra,
composite materials,
asbestos replacement (e.g. brake linings),
hot air filtration fabrics,
tires, newly as Sulfron (sulfur-modified Twaron),
mechanical rubber goods reinforcement,
ropes and cables,
V-belts (automotive, machinery, equipment, and more),
wicks for fire dancing,
optical fiber cable systems,
sailcloth (not necessarily racing boat sails),
sporting goods,
drumheads,
wind instrument reeds, such as the Fibracell brand,
loudspeaker diaphragms,
boat hull material,
fiber-reinforced concrete,
reinforced thermoplastic pipes,
tennis strings, e.g. by Ashaway and Prince tennis companies,
hockey sticks (normally in composition with such materials as wood and carbon),,
snowboards,
jet engine enclosures,
fishing reel drag systems,
asphalt reinforcement,
Prusiks for rock climbers (which slide along the main rope and can otherwise melt due to friction).
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