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  2. Ripstop - Wikipedia

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    Ripstop fabric. Ripstop is a woven fabric, often made of nylon, using a reinforcing technique that makes it more resistant to tearing and wear.During weaving, stronger (and often thicker) reinforcement yarns are interwoven at regular intervals in a crosshatch pattern.

  3. Cordura - Wikipedia

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    JanSport used the canvas-like nylon in their original daypacks in the 1970s, and now exclusively uses polyester Cordura. [7] In the 1980s, 1000 denier (D) Cordura nylon was adopted for duffle bags. [8] During the 1990s, European workwear clothing brands adopted the 1000D and 500D fabric for reinforcements.

  4. Polyester - Wikipedia

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    A polyester shirt Close-up of a polyester shirt SEM picture of a bend in a high-surface area polyester fiber with a seven-lobed cross section A drop of water on a water resistant polyester Polyesters can contain one ester linkage per repeat unit of the polymer, as in polyhydroxyalkanoates like polylactic acid , or they may have two ester ...

  5. Units of textile measurement - Wikipedia

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    Textile fibers, threads, yarns and fabrics are measured in a multiplicity of units.. A fiber, a single filament of natural material, such as cotton, linen or wool, or artificial material such as nylon, polyester, metal or mineral fiber, or human-made cellulosic fibre like viscose, Modal, Lyocell or other rayon fiber is measured in terms of linear mass density, the weight of a given length of ...

  6. Coolmax - Wikipedia

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    As a polyester, it is moderately hydrophobic, so it absorbs little fluid and dries relatively quickly (compared to absorbent fibers such as cotton). The cross-section is non-round, increasing surface area by an estimated 20% (over round fibers) in order to produce a wicking effect via capillary action .

  7. BMW 4 Series (F32) - Wikipedia

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    The coupé models were unveiled in September 2013 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. [17] Nicolas Huet was the lead designer of the F32 coupe. [4] [18]The launch models consisted of the petrol 428i and 435i, and the diesel 420d. [19]

  8. Polyester resin - Wikipedia

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    Polyester resins are synthetic resins formed by the reaction of dibasic organic acids and polyhydric alcohols. Maleic anhydride is a commonly used raw material with diacid functionality in unsaturated polyester resins. [1] Unsaturated polyester resins are used in sheet moulding compound, bulk moulding compound and the toner of laser printers.

  9. Talk:Polyester - Wikipedia

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    Polyester is a category of polymers that contain the water functional group in every repeat unit of their main chain 103.120.51.74 09:18, 10 September 2022 (UTC) Biodegradation and environmental concerns