Textile Properties Table
When designing reinforced rubber sheets or rubber coated textiles the optimum choice of textile or alternative substrate can engineer specific performance characteristics. The information in the table below supplemented by our working knowledge can ensure the right choices are made.
Textiles are varied and versatile materials, above and beyond a choice of yarn the correct decitex (denier), construction, weave and weight specification will have a significant bearing on the rubber / textile composites’ performance. Ensuring excellent adhesion between rubber and textile is part of our skill set. White Cross Rubber Products Ltd can handle woven, knitted, ‘scrim’ and ‘mesh’ textiles or substrates.
Alternative substrate materials
Our capability also extends to a range of alternative substrates demanded in certain applications, this include: woven steel mesh, expanded aluminium mesh and pressed glass cloth webs amongst others.
Textile properties table
| Nylon (PA Polyamide) |
Polyester | Glass Cloth | Para-aramid (Kevlar®, Twaron®) | Meta-aramid (Nomex®) | Cotton | |
| Maximum continuous operating temperature | 150°C | 150°C | 300°C | 200°C | 200°C | 90°C |
| Mechanical strength | Good | Good | Good/Fair | Excellent | Good | Good/Fair |
| Abrasion resistance | Excellent | Excellent | Fair | Good/Excellent | Good | Good/Fair |
| Flex resistance | Good | Good | Fair | Good | Good | Good |
| Elongation at break | Good/Excellent | Good | Fair | Fair | Good | Fair |
| Sunlight resistance | Fair | Excellent | Excellent | Fair | Fair | Good |
| Moisture absorption | Medium | Low | Low | Medium | Medium | High |
| Alkali resistance | Good/Excellent | Poor/Fair | Good | Good | Good | Good/Fair |
| Acid resistance | Good/Fair | Good/Excellent | Good | Good | Good | Poor |
| Fire resistance | Burns slowly | Burns slowly | Self extinguishes | Self extinguishes | Self extinguishes | Burns readily |
