Innegra S
{{Short description|Brand name of a synthetic polymer yarn}}
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Innegra S is the brandname of Innegra Technologies LLC for a polyolefin (highly oriented; 90+% polypropylene{{Cite web |url=http://wikinnegra.com/Wiki%20Pages/Innegra%20S.aspx |title=Material properties |access-date=2010-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026072512/http://wikinnegra.com/Wiki%20Pages/Innegra%20S.aspx |archive-date=2010-10-26 |url-status=dead }}).
History
Work on Innegra began in 2004. A pilot production line was opened in Greer, SC in June 2006[http://innegrity.com/InnegrityNewsArchives.htm Innegrity News Archives]
On July 11, 2006 the US Patent Office issued Innegrity LLC a patent entitled “Melt-spun polyolefin multifilament yarn formation processes and yarns formed therefrom".[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7,074,483.PN.&OS=PN/7,074,483&RS=PN/7,074,483 US Patent 7,074,483]
Production
Innegra S is produced in several sizes noted by their denier.
Weaving
Innegra S yarn is woven by a number of third party weavers. Innegra S can be woven alone, with carbon, fiberglass or other fibers to produce a hybrid fabric for the composites industry.
Applications
- Composites:
- sports & recreation – hockey sticks, tennis rackets, etc
- kayaks, stand up paddle boards, surf boards
- fiber reinforced concrete
- Automotive:
- Formula One
- Marine
- sail cloth
- boat hull material
- kayak
- Protective Gear Ballistics:
- protective clothing and helmets
- fabrics
- body armor
- helmet
See also
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References
External links
- [http://www.innegratech.com Innegrity website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090204010737/http://www.wikinnegra.com/ wikInnegra]
- [http://www.pslc.ws/macrog/aramid.htm General Aramid information]