What is PBO Woven fabric ?
PBO (Zylon), the Chinese name is polyparaphenylenebenzoxazole, please refer to the following molecular structure diagram.
PBO is a unique conjugated rigid rod-shaped molecule in structure. The molecular structure is highly symmetrical, which gives PBO fiber excellent mechanical and thermal properties. The tensile strength reaches 5.8GPa, the thermal decomposition temperature is 650°C, and the limiting oxygen index is greater than 68%. Due to its unique molecular structure and special manufacturing process, PBO fiber has the characteristics of ultra-high strength, ultra-high modulus, high temperature resistance and high thermal environment stability. It has excellent overall performance and is known as the 21st century super fiber. PBO woven fabrics are widely used in the aerospace field, including rocket engine castings, aircraft structural parts, shell materials, radar radomes etc., ensuring the maximum strength and lightweight of the material.
The following is the parameter of PBO Woven fabric
Items |
P200 |
P140 |
P75 |
UD140 |
Fiber type |
AS-110T |
HM-110T |
HM-110T |
AS-28T |
HM-110T |
Structure |
Plain |
UD fabric |
Width |
1-1.5 |
Thickness |
0.27 |
0.27 |
0.2 |
0.11 |
0.28 |
Areal density |
200 |
200 |
140 |
75 |
140 |
Longitude and weft density root/10mm |
9 |
9 |
6 |
13 |
12 |
Strength |
≥5400 |
≥4600 |
≥3600 |
≥2400 |
≥5800 |
PBO woven fabric property
- LOI>68
- Light weight
- Excellent strength & modulus
- Good flame resistance
- Excellent thermal stability
- Excellent creep resistance
- Good chemical resistance
Disadvantages
- Very poor UV resistance
- Poor compressive strength
- Strength loss in exposure to strong acids
Excellent heat resistance and flame retardancy. Ordinary fibers will decompose in high temperature environments, while PBO woven fabric can resist decomposition even in extremely high temperature environments (650°C).
PBO fiber maintains high durability at 500°C. The durability, heat resistance and elastic modulus of PBO fiber are quite strong, which is the highest among organic fiber products on the market.
What are the applications of PBO woven fabrics?
- As a composite material, PBO woven fabrics are widely used in the aerospace field, including rocket engine castings, aircraft structural parts, shell materials, radar radomes, etc., ensuring the maximum strength and lightweight of the material.
- Armored vehicles and bulletproof panels.
- Due to its unparalleled heat resistance, high strength and wear resistance, PBO can also be used as an ideal material for ship engine insulation layers, ablation-resistant materials, high-temperature rollers and felts, etc.
- PBO woven fabric can also be used for building reinforcement and strengthen.
- PBO woven fabric is used to make fire-fighting clothing, fire-proof clothing, and high-temperature-resistant furnace front clothing. Firefighting suits and safety suits made with the flame retardant properties of PBO fabric are very useful for rescue workers who jump into fire scenes without worrying about being burned.
- Machine protective cover, heat shield for example, in mechanical terms, metals get very hot when welded. Since most robots are made of metal or resin, it's common for them to melt from the heat during the welding process if they are not protected with thermal shield, therefore, by covering the robot with fabric made of PBO woven fabric as a protective cover, the robot becomes very durable.
- Fire-resistant gloves, flame-retardant and high-temperature-resistant gloves, cut-resistant gloves, bullet-proof gloves fire-resistant gloves made of PBO surface have very good flexibility and heat resistance.