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Kevlar (para-aramid) is a strong, heat-resistant
synthetic fiber,
related to
other aramids such as
Nomex and Technora.
Developed by
Stephanie Kwolek at...
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Kevlar KM2 is a
synthetic para-aramid
fibre produced by DuPont. The
fiber is an
evolution of the
original Kevlar fibre. The
following quotes summarise...
- the
PASGT helmet was most
commonly known by its
wearers as
simply the "
Kevlar". The
nickname has
since been
adopted for
usage with
other helmets. The...
- June 18, 2014) was a Polish-American
chemist who is
known for
inventing Kevlar. Her
career at the
DuPont company spanned more than 40 years. She discovered...
- The M83
kevlar helmet is a
combat helmet of
South African manufactured by
South African Pith
Helmet Industries (S.A.P.H.I) of Rosslyn,
adopted in 1983...
- mid-1970s, DuPont, the
company which emplo**** Kwolek,
introduced Kevlar.
Immediately Kevlar was
incorporated into a
National Institute of
Justice (NIJ) evaluation...
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introduced Kevlar Edge, a
fiber developed specifically for
sails with 25%
higher flex
strength and a
higher modulus than
Kevlar 49.
Kevlar,
along with...
- high
melting point (>500 °C (932 °F)).
Common aramid brand names include Kevlar, Nomex, and Twaron. The term
aramid is
shortened from
aromatic polyamide...
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manufactured by
South African Pith
Helmet Industries (S.A.P.H.I) of Rosslyn. The
kevlar composite M87
replaced the
steel M63
helmet during the late 1980s, and saw...
- neat
Kevlar and STF-
Kevlar samples. The test
proved that the STF-
Kevlar was able to show a
result that was
slightly better than the neat
Kevlar. The samples...
