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Kevlar® Fiber

By J ustin S troeve. Kevlar® Fiber . What the K evlar fiber is…. Aramid fiber is an aromatic polyamide Aramid fiber is a high strength, organic, flame resistant fiber that is also flame resistant , charring at 800ºF (425ºC ). Stephanie K wolek.

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Kevlar® Fiber

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  1. By Justin Stroeve Kevlar® Fiber

  2. What the Kevlar fiber is… • Aramid fiber is an aromatic polyamide • Aramid fiber is a high strength, organic, flame resistant fiber that is also flame resistant, charring at 800ºF (425ºC).

  3. Stephanie Kwolek • Is the researcher who researched the material and designed the bulletproof vest out of it.

  4. What things Kevlar fiber can be made into… • Kevlar fiber can be made into so many different things because of its very many unique characteristics. • It can be made to be very rigid or very flexible. • It can be made into a variety of different clothing types, boats, skis, bulletproof vests, ropes, cables…. etc.

  5. Inprovments over the past 100yrs • http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bulletproof+material+tests&page=2 • It is said to go back as far as the late 1800’s when • Japan and Korea developed some of the first • bulletproof vests!

  6. Protection • Kevlar is used extensively in the police force, security, and in the military.

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