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  • ...] Company’s brand name for a synthetic material constructed of para-aramid fibers that the company claims is five times stronger than the same weight of stee ...fiber has tremendous strength, and is heat and cut resistant. Para-aramid fibers do not rust or corrode, and their strength is unaffected by immersion in wa
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  • ...ion]] incorporating glass fibers with the diameter and texture of [[silk]] fibers. What is commonly known as "fiberglass" today, however, was invented in 193 ...rands of [[silica]]-based or other formulation glass is extruded into many fibers with small diameters suitable for textile processing. Glass is unlike othe
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  • ...of [[polyacrylonitrile]] (PAN), a [[polymer]] used in the creation of many synthetic materials. Like all polymers, polyacrylonitrile molecules are long chains, There are several categories of carbon fibers: standard modulus (240 GPa) , intermediate modulus (300 GPa), and high modu
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  • ...r spun [[fiberglass]] filter elements. [[Air ioniser|Another method]] uses fibers or elements with a [[static electricity|static electric]] charge, which att ...lower temperature tolerance, is used to enhance chemical resistance. Tiny synthetic fibres known as [[Microfiber|microfibres]] are used in many types of HEPA (
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