The effect of Nomex® / Kevlar® fiber blend ratio and fabric weight on fabric performance in static and dynamic TPP tests

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1237, Issue , 1996, Pages 575-591

  Barker, Roger L ^a   Geshury, Amotz J ^a   Behnke, Wallace P ^a,b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Old Post Farm Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FABRICS; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; MATERIALS TESTING; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SHRINKAGE; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS;

ARAMID PROTECTIVE FABRICS; FABRIC WEIGHT; FIBER BLEND RATIO; KEVLAR FIBERS; NOMEX FIBERS;

SYNTHETIC FIBERS;

EID: 0029708617     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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