High-performance Fibers

Fibers, pp. 761–777

Abstract

All relevant fibers for high performance applications not covered in other chapters of this book are explained (chemical structure, production process, properties, producers, trade names). This includes polymide, polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE), polyetherketone, polysulfone, polyphenylene sulfide, melamine, novoloid, polyazole and liquid crystal polymer fibers.

Authors 1

1. Dieter Veit corresponding Aachen Institut für Textiltechnik

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Institut für Textiltechnik, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany