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  2. Kevlar - Wikipedia

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    Kevlar (para-aramid) [2] is a strong, heat-resistant synthetic fiber, related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora.Developed by Stephanie Kwolek at DuPont in 1965, [3] [2] [4] the high-strength material was first used commercially in the early 1970s as a replacement for steel in racing tires.

  3. Liquid Armor - Wikipedia

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    The samples demonstrated similar depth, but the neat Kevlar displayed more yarn-pullout and yarn splaying. Observers found that the STF-Kevlar was able to withstand the stab test better than the neat Kevlar. Later on, in a spike impactor stab test, the STF-Kevlar demonstrated significantly better results than the neat Kevlar.

  4. Liquid-crystal polymer - Wikipedia

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    Same as the small molecular liquid crystal, liquid crystal polymers also have different mesophases. The mesogen cores of the polymers will aggregate into different mesophases: nematics, cholesterics, smectics and compounds with highly polar end groups. [10] More information about the mesophases can be found on liquid crystal page.

  5. Thermal conduction - Wikipedia

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    Conduction is the main mode of heat transfer for solid materials because the strong inter-molecular forces allow the vibrations of particles to be easily transmitted, in comparison to liquids and gases. Liquids have weaker inter-molecular forces and more space between the particles, which makes the vibrations of particles harder to transmit ...

  6. Nomex - Wikipedia

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    Nomex is an example of a meta variant of the aramids (Kevlar is a para aramid). Unlike Kevlar, Nomex strands cannot align during filament polymerization and have less strength: its ultimate tensile strength is 340 MPa (49,000 psi). [2] However, it has excellent thermal, chemical, and radiation resistance for a polymer material.

  7. List of states of matter - Wikipedia

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    Different structural phases of polymorphic materials are considered to be different states of matter in the Landau theory. For an example, see Ice § Phases. Liquid: A mostly non-compressible fluid. Able to conform to the shape of its container but retains a (nearly) constant volume independent of pressure. Gas: A compressible fluid. Not only ...

  8. Thermal conductivity and resistivity - Wikipedia

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    Dense gases such as xenon and dichlorodifluoromethane have low thermal conductivity. An exception, sulfur hexafluoride, a dense gas, has a relatively high thermal conductivity due to its high heat capacity. Argon and krypton, gases denser than air, are often used in insulated glazing (double paned windows) to improve their insulation ...

  9. List of thermal conductivities - Wikipedia

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    Eventually you can find out from his graph that the (1) at the end is not part of his formula and instead he is citing his graph. Air and thin air and high tech vacuums, microstructure Formula Values d=1 millimeter Standard Atmospheric Pressure 0.0209 0.0235 0.0260 0.1 atmosphere 0.0209 0.0235 0.0259 0.01 atmospheres 0.0205 0.0230 0.0254 0.001 ...