Table II

Material Steel Glass Graphite Aramide Nylon 66 (HT)

Comparision of Certain Materials as Reinforcement

Density (g/cc) 7.80 2.54 1.77 1.45 1.14 Breaking stress (gpd) 4.0 8.6 16.1 22.3 9.0 Stress/density 0.51 3.38 9.09 15.39 7.89 Proportionate cost 2.0 1.0 20.0 8.0 1.5 Cost/stress/ denier 3.95 0.30 2.20 1.92 0.19

Table III

Typical Fibre to Yarn strength Translation Efficiencies & Fibre Packing Fractions in Various Yarn Structures.
Sterngth translation efficiency % 100 98 95 85 45 67 Fibre Packing fraction 1.00 0.25 0.30 0.60 0.90 0.33 0.33 0.60

Yarn structure MONOFILAMENT MULTIFILAMENT Utwisted Slightly twisted Regulary twisted Hard twisted Textured SPUN Soft twisted Hard twisted