4. Properties

Figure 1 - Flax fibers as seen under a scanning electron microscope (SEM) (from [1])

Figure 2 - Superabsorbent fibers seen by SEM showing the increase in diameter of a fiber by a factor of 10 after absorption (from [2])

Figure 3 - Bicomponent fibers for thermobonding (from [3])

Figure 4 - P84 copolyimide fibers (from [3] and Inspec)

Figure 5 - Tensile mechanical properties of Zylon fiber (according to Toyobo)

Figure 6 - Interactions between macromolecular chains for different high-performance fibers (from [5])

Figure 7 - Different textile architectures in basalt fibers (after Sudaglass)

Figure 8 - Metal fibers (from Ugitech / Sprint Métal)

Figure 9 - TPFL product ranges (according to Schappe Techniques)

Figure 10 - Antistatic and antibacterial polyamide fiber (according to RSTAT)

Figure 11 - Tensile strength of various technical fibers

Figure 12 - Fibrillation phenomenon for para-aramid fiber (from [6] and IFTH)

Figure 13 - Cross-sections of different conductive fibers (from [9])