Twinline Braided Technora® (950 LB)

Characteristics:

® from UV damage, increases flexibility, better knot strength, and chemical resistance.  

Current applications include:

• Aerial Surveillance Balloons
  
• Gimbaled lines for remote video cameras.
  
• Recreation applications
  
• Survival cord
  
• Heavy duty fishing assist cords and leaders
  

Available since 1987, Technora® is a very strong para-aramid fiber developed and produced exclusively by Teijin Limited. This aromatic copolyamid (co-poly-paraphenylene-oxydiphenylene terephthalamide) is ideal for dynamic performance applications involving significant motion. 

The polymer is closely related to DuPont's Kevlar®.

Product Benefits: 

High tensile strength - Strong and light: weight for weight, Technora® is 8 times stronger than steel and 3 times stronger than fiberglass, polyester or nylon yarns.

Fatigue resistance - Shows little loss of strength even during repeated abrasion, flexing and stretching.

Dimensional stability - Stiff and highly oriented molecular structure leads to a high modulus of elasticity, low creep and low stress relaxation. Low thermal shrinkage, i.e., excellent dimensional stability.

Heat resistance - Thermal decomposition threshold of 500ºC, so Technora® can be used at 200ºC for long periods. At 250ºC, it maintains more than half of its room-temperature tensile strength.

Chemical resistance - Highly resistant to acids, alkalis and organic solvents; not vulnerable to damage caused by steam or sea water.