Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Reinforcement Material
- Composite Materials Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Materials Features
- Benefits
- Excellent heat and flame resistance
- High thermal protection
- Outstanding strength-to-weight properties
- Superior durability and thermal dimensional stability
- Excellent chemical resistance
- Electrical isolation
- Enables multiple product properties and colors
- Compliant with global environmental regulations
Applications & Uses
- Applications
- Composites End Use
- Applications
- Firefighters and other professionals risk their lives through exposure to heat, and flame, and the severe hazards associated with electric arcs and flashfires. Their clothing needs to deliver the highest levels of thermal protection, as well as comfort, flexibility, and breathability.
- Engines, heavy machinery, and oil and gas exploration systems are evolving at a rapid pace. Meanwhile, the rubber parts used in these applications are subject to increasingly challenging conditions and performance standards.
- Filter systems, industrial felts and copy cleaners often operate at high temperatures and are exposed to agressive chemicals, making a high level of thermal and chemical resistance essential.
Properties
- Typical Properties
- Fiber Properties
Teijinconex® offers excellent heat resistance compared to other synthetic fibers
- Non-Flammability
With a limited oxygen index (LOI) of > 27, Teijinconex® is inherently flameproof and heat resistant up to 400 °C (750 °F) – a property that doesn’t diminish with repeated laundering. It doesn’t burn or melt either. So, when the heat is on, protective clothing made with Teijinconex® performs, and won’t stick to skin.
- Long-term Heat Resistance
Teijinconex® offers excellent long-term heat resistance. Because of this, it provides a longer lifetime for automotive hoses, industrial felt, filtration bags, and other products that operate in severe heat conditions.
- Thermal Protection
Teijinconex® has a low thermal conductivity coefficient, with typically 0.04 - 0.05 W/mK (measured in a fabric). It means Teijinconex®-based protective clothing shields wearers from the heat of the flame, minimizing skin damage.
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Decomposition Point | min. 400 | °C | — |
| Heat resistance (230 °C, 100 hours) | 100.0 | % | — |
| Length | 51.0 | — | — |
| Linear Density | 2.2 | — | — |
| LOI | 27 - 38 | % | — |
| Melting Point | Does not melt | — | — |
| Typical Application | Protective clothing | — | — |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance