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The Effect of Coagulant on the Structure and Properties of Poly(P-Phenylene Terephthalamide) [PPTA]

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

M.A. Rakas  and
R.J. Farris
M.A. Rakas
Affiliation:
Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA. 01003
R.J. Farris
Affiliation:
Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA. 01003
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Abstract

Poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) [PPTA] was the first commercially successful lyotropic liquid crystalline polymer to be spun into fibers having excetonally high tensile properties [1,2]. Fibers of PPTA are commonly referred to as Kevlar®, and are a product of the du Pont de Nemours Company, Inc. These fibers are stronger than steel, and have found many applications, including use in sporting goods such as canoes, tires, bullet-proof vests, cables and pressure vessels.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 134: Symposium J – Materials Science and Engineering of Rigid-Rod Polymers , 1988 , 277
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1989

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