Re: Kevlar

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Original poster: "Scott Hanson by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <huil888-at-surfside-dot-net>

Unfortunately, I don't think any automotive airbags are actually made from
Kevlar. The vast majority are currently made from woven nylon fabric,
although a few manufacturers are experimenting with Vectra liquid crystal
polymer.

The nature of the airbag's use requires some resilience and the ability for
the individual fibers in the fabric to stretch, something nylon does much
better than Kevlar.

Scott
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Subject: Kevlar


 > Original poster: "J. B. Weazle McCreath by way of Terry Fritz
<teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <weazle-at-hurontel.on.ca>
 >
 >
 > Hello "Duck" and Coilers,
 >
 > What a great suggestion about getting kevlar from used airbags!  A visit
to
 > your neighbourhood autobody repair shops should yield quite a good
supply!!
 >
 >
 >
 > 73, Weazle, VE3EAR/VE3WZL
 >
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