Mini Fibers POLYESTER FIBERS Mid Denier Blend
- Chemical Family
- Polyesters
Mini Fibers POLYESTER FIBERS Mid Denier Blend is a manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is a long-chain synthetic polymer composed of at least 85% by weight of an ester of a substituted aromatic carboxylic acid, including but not restricted to substituted terephthalate units and parasubstituted hydroxybenzoate units.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Fiber
Product families
Applications
- Consumer Goods — Apparel
- Consumer Goods — Carpet & Upholstery
- Textile Manufacturing
Product Families
- Other Reinforcements
Other characteristics
- Features
Acid Resistant, Dimensional Stability, Solvent Resistant. Good resistance to acids. Not resistant to strong alkalis. Good resistance to organic solvents. Easily dispersed in aqueous and non-aqueous systems. Surface treatment to aid dispersion applied as required. Sticks at 440 to 445oF. Melts at 480 to 500oF. Yellows slightly at 300oF when held for 5 hours.
- Reinforcement Form
- Chopped Fiber
- Reinforcement Material
- Polyester
- Markets
- Consumer Goods
- Industrial
- PACKAGE
Standard packaging is corrugated boxes with polyethylene liners.
- Technology
- Composite Materials
- Material Features
- Acid Resistant
- Dimensional Stability
- Solvent Resistant
- Composite Materials Functions
- Reinforcement
- Plastics and Elastomers Functions
- Reinforcement
Technical data
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6 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Filament Sizes | 2 - 8 | denier per filament |
| Shrinkage in Hot Air | 2 - 16 | % |
| Breaking Tenacity | 6 - 11 | gpd |
| Initial Moisture Content | max. 3 | % |
| Average Moisture Regain of Polyester | max. 1 | % |
| Specific Gravity | 1.38 | g/cm3 |
