• DocumentCode
    2843537
  • Title

    Strength and durability characteristics of ropes and cables from Kevlar® aramid fibers

  • Author

    Horn, M.H. ; Riewald, P.G. ; Zweben, C.H.

  • Author_Institution
    E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., Inc., Wilmington, DE, USA
  • fYear
    1977
  • fDate
    17-19 Oct. 1977
  • Firstpage
    313
  • Lastpage
    324
  • Abstract
    The high strength, high modulus, low elongation, and light weight of Kevlar® 29 and 49 aramid fibers translate well into ropes and cables of many constructions, and have led to successful use of both mechanical ropes and electromechanical cables in the marine environment. Examples include buoy mooring lines, acoustic array cables and deep ocean work system cables. Ropes of Kevlar®, properly designed, can also have excellent creep and fatigue resistance and can give performance over sheaves superior to steel wire rope. Several terminations giving excellent static and fatigue properties have been identified. Technology for improved abrasion resistance is under development and recent data show excellent strength retention after sea water exposure.
  • Keywords
    Creep; Fatigue; Optical fiber cables; Pulleys; Sensor arrays; Steel; Textile fibers; Underwater vehicles; Wire; Yarn;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    OCEANS '77 Conference Record
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OCEANS.1977.1154444
  • Filename
    1154444
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2843537