Kevlar

Warwick uses Kevlar fiber from DuPont to enhance the performance of many of our products. Kevlar is a key component in many TurtleSkin protective fabrics. TurtleSkin Gloves are used to protect hands from cuts and needlesticks while remaining lightweight and comfortable. TurtleSkin WaterArmor is used to protect UHP (Ultra High Pressure) water blasters. TurtleSkin protective materials can be used in many applications to provide protection. Warwick also uses Kevlar in sail cloth as well as aerospace applications.

Here's what DuPont says about the advantages of Kevlar:
"Kevlar is an advanced technology that helps transform the ordinary to the extraordinary. It combines high strength with light weight, and comfort with protection. Products made with Kevlar brand fiber help those who use them to do more, to go farther, to be even better at what they do. Whether it's working in a plant, at a construction site or in a forest. Whether it's walking a beat, escorting a prisoner to his cell, or completing a tour of duty. Whether it's winning America's Cup, the Tour de France, or the Boston Marathon. Whether it's protection from the hazards they face on the job every day, or the comfort and lightweight strength they rely on to help them achieve their personal best, men and women around the world rely on one brand—Kevlar—to help them realize the Power of Performance."

Kevlar Properties and Characteristics:

• High tensile strength at low weight
• Flame resistant, self extinguishing
• Low electrical conductivity
• High chemical resistance
• Excellent dimensional stability
• Low thermal shrinkage
• Low elongation to break
• High toughness (work-to-break)
• High cut resistance
• High modulus (structural rigidity)