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Aramid Fibers and Composites

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Aramid fiber is the generic name for aromatic polyamide fibers. As defined by the U. S. Federal Trade Commission, an aramid fiber is “a manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is a long chain synthetic polyamide in which at least 85% of the amide linkages are attached directly to two aromatic rings.”

This work was performed under the auspices of the U. S. Department of Energy by the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory under contract No. W-7405-Eng-48.

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    Present address: The Dow Chemical Company, Walnut Creek, California, USA

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Chiao, C.C., Chiao, T.T. (1982). Aramid Fibers and Composites. In: Lubin, G. (eds) Handbook of Composites. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7139-1_12

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