Aramid fibers

Introduction
 Aramid is short form of Polyamide and Aromatic
 Developed by Dupont (U.S Based) and they gave it name called Kevlar
fibers.

Definition:
“The fiber forming substance is a long chain synthetic polyamide ” in
which at least 85% of amide linkages are directly attached to two
aromatic rings
Special features
 high resistance to Abrasion
 high resistance to organic solvents
 Non – conductive
 No melting point (Start degrading at 500 °C)
 low flammability

Applications:
 Bullet Proof jackets
Ballistic protection