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Kevlar (para-aramid) [2] is a strong, heat-resistant synthetic fiber, related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora.Developed by Stephanie Kwolek at DuPont in 1965, [3] [2] [4] the high-strength material was first used commercially in the early 1970s as a replacement for steel in racing tires.
BoPET film was developed in the mid-1950s, [6] [7] originally by DuPont, [6] Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), and Hoechst. In 1953 Buckminster Fuller used Mylar as a skin for a geodesic dome, which he built with students at the University of Oregon. [8] In 1955 Eastman Kodak used Mylar as a support for photographic film and called it "ESTAR ...
Nomex and related aramid polymers are related to nylon, but have aromatic backbones, and hence are more rigid and more durable. Nomex is an example of a meta variant of the aramids (Kevlar is a para aramid).
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E. I. DuPont de Nemours in Delaware, United States, first produced Dacron (PET fiber) in 1950 and used the trademark Mylar (boPET film) in June 1951 and received registration of it in 1952. [27] [28] It is still the best-known name used for polyester film. The current owner of the trademark is DuPont Teijin Films. [29]
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This was rejected in favor of a $19.8 billion suit against Swissair and DuPont, the supplier of Mylar insulation sheathing. The claim was rejected in a US federal court in February 2002.[22] I am finding it surprisingly difficult to find information on fire safety for metallized boPET film.