Home Braided Sleeving Abrasion Resistances
Abrasion Resistance of Braided Sleeving
| Grades | Moisture Absorption % | Smoke D-Max |
Toxicity Index | Hard Vacuum | ||
| TML | CVCM | WVR | ||||
| Insultherm | 0.01 | N/A | N/A | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 |
| PET Standard | 0.08 | 56 | 4.2 | 0.51 | 0.00 | 0.10 |
| Heavy Wall | 0.08 | 56 | 4.2 | 0.51 | 0.00 | 0.10 |
| Flame Retardant | 0.08 | 275 | 6.2 | 0.19 | 0.01 | 0.11 |
| Halar® | 0.01 | |||||
| Fray Resistant | 0.08 | 56 | 4.2 | 0.51 | 0.00 | 0.10 |
| Fray Resistant (FR) | 0.08 | 275 | 6..2 | 0.19 | 0.01 | 0.11 |
| PET Wrap | 0.08 | 56 | 4.2 | 0.51 | 0.00 | 0.10 |
| PET Wrap (FR) | 0.08 | 275 | 6.2 | 0.19 | 0.01 | 0.11 |
| Teflon® | <0.01 | |||||
| Ryton® | 0.02 | |||||
| Nylon® | 1.5 | |||||
| Nylon Multifilament | 1.5 | |||||
| Carbon Fiber | ||||||
| Fiberglass | ||||||
| Reflex* | ||||||
| Mylar* | ||||||
| Kevlar | Please call for Data Sheet | |||||
| Test Method Standard |
ASTM D-570 | Flaming
Mode ASTM E-662 |
US Naval Eng. Strl #713 (Issue 3) Burn by Product) |
ASTM E 595 (at 10-5 torr) |
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| Grades | Tensile Strength PSI | Abrasion Resistance | Tenacity Grams per Denier | Typical | Specific Gravity g/cc | |
| Break | 3g / Denier | |||||
| Insultherm | N/A | High | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.0 - 1.8 |
| PET Standard | 85,000 | High | 4.5 | 15 | 5 | 1.38 |
| Heavy Wall | 85,000 | Very High | 4.5 | 20 | 7 | 1.38 |
| Flame Retardant | 55,000 | High | 4.6 | 15 | 5 | 1.38 |
| Halar® | 45,000 | Med. | 2.0 | 25 | 7 | 1.68 |
| Flexo® Super Duty | 75,000 | Extremely High | 5.0 | 20 | 7 | 1.14 |
| Flexo® Conductive | High | 34 | 18 | |||
| Fray Resistant | 85,000 | High | 4.5 | 14 | 5 | 1.38 |
| Fray Resistant (FR) | 55,000 | High | 4.6 | 14 | 5 | 1.38 |
| PET Wrap | 85,000 | High | 4.5 | 15 | 5 | 1.38 |
| PET Wrap (FR) | 55,000 | High | 4.6 | 15 | 5 | 1.38 |
| Teflon® | 20,000 | Med. | 1 | 50 | 2.10 | |
| Ryton® | Med. | 30 | 1.37 | |||
| Nylon® | 75,000 | Very High | 5.0 | 20 | 7 | 1.14 |
| Nylon Multifilament | 75,000 | Very High | ||||
| Carbon Fiber | Med | 1.75-1.85 | ||||
| Fiberglass | Med. | |||||
| Reflex* | ||||||
| Mylar* | ||||||
| Kevlar | 439,000 | Very High | 23.8 | 2.5 | 1.44 | |
| Test Method Standard |
ASTM D-2256 |
ASTM D-4157 |
ASTM D-638 |
ASTM D-2256 |
ASTM D-2256 ASTM D-2256-80 |
ASTM D-792 |
