A drum of solvent tips over on a factory floor. A worker's sleeve brushes against a tank of acid during routine maintenance. A conveyor belt runs through a wash-down station soaked in cleaning agents day after day. In every one of these scenarios, the fabric standing between a person and a chemical hazard, or between ... Read More "Which Fibers Offer Chemical Resistance for Industrial Uses" »
Category: Chemical Resistance
Understand How Industrial Textile Materials React To Acids, Alkalis, Solvents, Oils, And Other Chemical Exposure During Service.
Chemical Resistance, Textile Performance
Chemical Resistance, Textile Performance
Spill something on two different fabrics and you'll sometimes get two completely different results. One soaks it in almost immediately, the color darkening as the liquid spreads through the threads. The other just holds it there on the surface, beading up like water on a car hood that's just been waxed. Both are fabric. Both ... Read More "What Makes a Textile Resistant to Chemicals" »