Cotton reinforced with Marcel Alberts

Dyneema® Leon Stijkel

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// Who we are
•  Reliable supplier to the European technical textile industry
•  Clear focus on high performance fibers
•  Proud to be recognized as
Premium Distribution Partner of DSM Dyneema

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// Product Portfolio

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// What is Dyneema®?

The strongest fiber in the world

!  15 times stronger than steel
!  Lighter than water
!  Extremely durable

So it can:
!  Stop bullets
!  Pull oil tankers
!  Harness the power of wind

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 // Dyneema® applications

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// Dyneema® in Denim

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 // Abrasion Resistance with cotton
ISO EN12947- Centexbel
300%#
100%#Co*on#
#98%#Co*on#/##2%#Dyneema®#
250%#
#95%#Co*on#/##5%#Dyneema®#
#90%#Co*on#/#10%#Dyneema®#
200%#

150%#
•  Abradant is wool woven
fabric.
•  Standard test for Apparel/
100%# Ready to wear
•  2% addition of Dyneema®
results in 100%
50%#
improvement in durability.

0%#
1#

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 // Tear resistance results with cotton

ISO EN388 - Centexbel

350%#
Tear#Strength#Warp#
300%#
Tear#Strength#We7#

250%#
Comparing to 100% Cotton Fabrics:
200%# •  Adding 2% Dyneema® will improve
Tear strength with 65%
150%# •  Adding 10% Dyneema® improve
tear strength with more than 300%
100%# Comparing to 35/65% PES/Cotton:
•  Adding 10% Dyneema® will give
comparable results
50%#

0%#
0%#Dyneema®# 2%#Dyneema®# 5%#Dyneema®# 10%#Dyneema®#

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// Results with cotton

•  2% Dyneema® staple fiber into Cotton:

–  50% increase in strength of yarn.
–  65% increase in tear resistance of woven (Jeans) fabric
–  100% increase in Abrasion resistance
•  Identical performance with 3 x less Dyneema® can be
achieved compared to using Polyester re-enforcement:
–  100% cotton-touch & better moisture absorbance
–  No need for double dyeing
•  No reduced strength of cotton after Proban® treatment
•  Levi’s Strauss & Co. launched Levi’s 501 reinforced with
Dyneema®

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// Levi’s 501 STA-Strong Warrior

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// Applications under development
•  Work wear
–  Increased strength & abrasion resistance
–  More durability & sustainability
–  100% cotton hand
•  Proban® treated flame retardant fabrics
–  Neutralizing negative effects of Proban® treatment
•  Jeans
–  Skateboarding
–  Kids
–  Bicycle
–  Mopeds
•  Textile rental service
–  Eco-friendly
–  Reduced total cost of ownership

•  Do you have other suggestions?!?

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 // Dyneema®, the Worlds Strongest Fiber™

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// Strong

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// Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber

Free breaking length

Dyneema® 349 Km
Zylon® 346 Km

Vectran® 247 Km
Technora® 227 Km
Twaron® 200 Km

* Tested according to
ISO 2062
Diolen® 77 Km ** Literature value

Steel* 25 Km

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// Cut Resistance

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// Microscope picture

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// Abrasion Resistance

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 // Comparison Abrasion Resistance
Modified Martindale EN388

Aramide

Dyneema®

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 // Abrasion resistance
80000

Test on emery paper @ 25

° C*
70000

60000
nr. of cycles to break

50000

40000 Diolen® (PES)

Twaron ® (Aramid)
30000 Technora ® (Aramid)
Vectran ® (LCP)
20000
Zylon ® (PBO)
Dyneema ® (HMPE)
10000
*Tested at Staatliches Pruefamt fuer
das Textilgewerbe Mü nchberg
0

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// Light Weight

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// Light weight

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// Dyneema® is the only floating fiber

Floats
1

2
Sinks
3
Steel
Specific gravity*

4 Diolen® (PES)
g/cm3

Twaron® (Aramid)
5 Technora ® (Aramid)
Vectran® (LCP)
6 Zylon® (PBO)
Dyneema® (HMPE)
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* Literaturevalues

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// Laundering

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// Laundering
Resistance against acids and bases

Dry Cleaning Normal Bleaching

Washing
120

100
Strength Retention (%)

80

60

40

20

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
pH
Dyneema® Aramid

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// UV resistant

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// UV resistance
No changes

100% Dyneema®

100% p-Aramid

Original 14 hrs 98 hrs 253 hrs

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// Aging of pure fibers differs quite a bit
% original strength retained after aging 336 hrs*

Dyneema SK78 1760dTex

Diolen 1670dTex
Twaron 1680dTex
Technora 1670dTex
Zylon 1640dTex
Vectran 1670dTex

*Aged according to ASTM G–155

*Tested according to ISO 2062

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

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// Comfort
Heat Management

Dyneema® 100% p-Aramid

Label Value Label Value

IR: Max Temperature 34.1 °C IR: Max Temperature 38.7 °C
IR: Min Temperature 19.6 °C IR: Min Temperature 19.2 °C

No sweaty hands!
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// Dyneema® in Protective Textile
•  Protection against: Cut / Abrasion / Tear / Puncture / Slash resistance
–  Protection against mechanical hazards in the toughest
environments

•  Cost-efficient / Durability compare to competitive fibers

–  Long-lasting due to high level of abrasion resistance
–  High level of chemical resistance
–  Wet and dry cleaning, including bleaching not an issue

•  Comfortable
–  Light, thin and flexible
–  High dexterity
–  High level of heat conduction

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 Contact

EuroFibers BV
P.O.Box 599
6200 AN Maastricht
The Netherlands

info@eurofibers.com
www.eurofibers.com
+31 43 30 40 014

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