Abstract:
The invention relates to a composite sheet comprising at least two adjacent fibrous monolayers of unidirectionally aligned high tenacity polyethylene fibers, whereby the direction of orientation between the polyethylene fibers of said two fibrous layers differs by at least 80° and up to 90°, the fibers having a tenacity of at least 1.5 N/tex, said fibers being in a matrix comprising a homopolymer or copolymer of ethylene and wherein said homopolymer or copolymer of ethylene has a density as measured according to IS01183 of between 870 to 980 kg/m 3 , said composite sheet having an areal density of between 50 and 500 g/m 2 wherein the composite sheet has an areal density normalized in-plane shear force measured at 25°C evaluated according to the bias extension test method of at least 0.40 N.m 2 .g-1 at 10 mm clamp displacement.
Abstract:
The invention is concerned with filled multifilament yarn according to the present invention whereby the filler ratio, χ, in the yarn is greater than 0.004 times the IV of the UHMWPE present in the multifilament yarn ( IV Y UH ) , i.e. χ ≥ 0.004 g/dL * IVy H , and whereby the tenacity (TEN, in cN/dtex) of the filled multifilament yarn is such that TEN ≥ IV Y UH * (1.5-3.25 * χ), or whereby the tenacity of a filled monofilament in the yarn is ten≥ IV Y UH * (2-4.35 * X ). The invention is further concerned with a method to manufacture said multifilament yarn and articles comprising said multifilament yarn.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a composite sheet comprising high performance polyethylene fibres and a polymeric resin comprising the steps of assembling HPPE fibres to a sheet, applying an aqueous suspension of a polymeric resin to the HPPE fibres, partially drying the aqueous suspension, optionally applying a temperature and/or a pressure treatment to the composite sheet wherein the polymeric resin is a homopolymer or copolymer of ethylene and/or propylene. The invention further relates to composite sheets obtainable by said method and articles comprising the composite sheet such as helmets, radomes or a tarpaulins.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a lengthy body comprising high performance polyethylene fibres and a polymeric resin comprising the steps of applying an aqueous suspension of a polymeric resin to HPPE fibres, assembling the HPPE fibres, partially drying the aqueous suspension, optionally applying a temperature, tension and/or a pressure treatment to the lengthy body wherein the polymeric resin is a homopolymer or copolymer of ethylene and/or propylene. The invention further relates to lengthy bodies obtainable by said method and articles comprising the lengthy body such nets, round slings, splices, belts or synthetic chain links.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a chain link comprising a strip comprising warp yarns and weft yarns, with the warp yarns containing warp yarn A and warp yarn B, with the minimum creep rate of warp yarn B being higher than the minimum creep rate of warp yarn A, wherein the strip comprises a longitudinal core section and at least two longitudinal edge sections, and wherein the concentration of warp yarn A in the core section is higher than the concentration of yarn A in the edge sections of the strip and the concentration of warp yarn B in the edge sections is higher than the concentration of warp yarn B in the core section of the strip. The invention also relates to a chain comprising said chain link and to use of said chain in different applications.
Abstract:
The present invention relates a structure comprising rigid elements connected together by interconnecting elements in such a way to form a statically determined or statically over-determined structure, wherein said structure comprises at least one tension element comprising polymeric fibers having a stabilizing creep of at least 0.3 % and at most 10 % and a minimum creep rate lower than 1 x 10 -5 % per second, said stabilizing creep and minimum creep being measured at a tension of 900 MPa and a temperature of 30°C. The present invention also relates to said structure being a framing structure, preferably a space frame; a suspended body; a platform, preferably a marine platform; or a wheel comprising spokes. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of polymeric fibers having a stabilizing creep of at least 0.3 % and at most 10 % and a minimum creep rate lower than 1 x 10 -5 % per second, said stabilizing creep and minimum creep being measured at a tension of 900 MPa and a temperature of 30°C for a statically determined or statically over-determined structure, preferably for a framing structure, such as a space frame; for a suspended body; for a platform, preferably for a marine platform; or for a wheel comprising spokes.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a heavy-duty chain containing chain-links comprising synthetic polymeric yarns, wherein when said chain is kept at least taut onto an essentially planar surface, each chain-link has an orthographic projection onto said planar surface, said projection having a foot print area (A), wherein the foot print areas denoted as A 1 and A 2 of every two adjacent links are in a relation 80%A 2 ≤ A 1 ≤ 100%A 2 with A 1 being the smallest of said two areas and wherein the projection is done in such a way that the ratio of the foot print areas A 2 to A 1 is maximized.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a gel-spun fiber comprising a polyolefin polymer forming a fiber body, wherein a stabilizer is present inside the fiber body, characterized in that the amount of said stabilizer is between 0.001 and 10 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the amount of the polyolefin polymer forming said fiber body and wherein said stabilizer is carbon black.
Abstract:
The invention is directed to biodegradable composite comprising a biodegradable polymer and 20-70 vol% glass fibers, wherein the biodegradable composite has a flexural strength between 100 and 600 MPa and to a process for the preparation of a biodegradable composite comprising a biodegradable polymer and a glass fiber, wherein a. the glass fibers are pre-treated with a solution of the biodegradable polymer in a solvent; b. the solvent is evaporated; c. the pre-treated glass fibers, optionally together with additional biodegradable polymer, is placed in a mold, where after the biodegradable polymer present on the glass fibers and/or added to the mold is melted by applying heat and pressure; d. the mold is cooled and the biodegradable composite is removed from the mold.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a gel spun, ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) multifilament yarn characterized in that said yarn comprises individual monofilaments having a coefficient of variation of their linear density, hereafter CV intra , of less than 30%, wherein the CV intra of a monofilament was determined from linear density values corresponding to a number of 20 representative lengths randomly extracted by cutting from said monofilament and using Formula 1 wherein ϰ i is the linear density of any one of the representative lengths extracted from the monofilament under investigation and Formula 1A is the averaged linear density over the n = 20 measured linear densities of said n = 20 representative lengths. The invention also relates to a gel spun UHMWPE multifilament yarn characterized in that the yarn has a coefficient of variation in linear density between the monofilaments comprising said yam, hereafter CV inter ,of less than 50%. The invention also relates to a gel spinning process of producing thereof characterized in that a chamber is present before the spinning plate such that no further partitioning of the UHMWPE solution takes place before said solution being finally partitioned into individual monofilaments by the spinning plate and in which chamber the solution has a residence time τ at a constant throughput of UHMWPE solution of at least 5 sec. The invention also relates to a rope, net, medical cable or a composite comprising the yarns of the invention.