Chemical Properties
Strength (staple) 2.2–4.0 g/denier; (continuous filament) up to 9.5 g denier, waterabsorption 0.5%. Nonflammable.
Uses
Tire fabric, seat belts, reinforcement of rubber hose for seawater cooling systems, as blend inclothing fabrics, fire-hose jackets.
Definition
Generic name for a manufactured fiber (either as staple or continuous filament)in which the fiber-forming substance is any longchain synthetic polymer composed of at least 85 % by weight of an ester of a dihydric alcohol andterephthalic acid (Federal Trad
