High Performance And High Temperature （高性能和高温度）.pdf

High Performance And High Temperature Resistant Fibers - Emphasis on Protective Clothing I. INTRODUCTION Faster, stronger, lighter, safer ... these demands are constantly being pushed upon todays researchers and manufacturers, including protective clothing - routine or specialized. High performance and high temperature resistant fibers aid enormously in allowing products to meet these challenges. The markets and products which are facilitated by the use of these fibers go far beyond the scope and awareness of most people. This paper intends to provide a solid overview of the definitions, properties, products and end uses associated with some of the most common high performance and high temperature resistant fibers used today. It is stressed that not all high performance materials are presented. Before exploring details these materials, it is important to define the parameters of high performance and high temperature resistant fibers. For this discussion, the latter is classified as a 0 0 synthetic fiber with a continuous operating temperature ranging from 375 F to 600 F. The classification of high performance is less rigid and can be broken down into various segments. Generally speaking, fibers are said to be either commodity or high performance. Commodity fibers are typically used in a highly competitive price environment which translates into large scale high volume programs in order to compensate for the (often) low margins. Conversely, high performance fibers are driven by special technical functions that require specific physical properties unique to these fibers. Some of the most prominent of these properties are: tensile strength, operating temperature, limiting oxygen index and chemical resistance. Each fiber has a unique combinatio