Flame-resistant Meta-aramid Fabrics Conex

TEMP-3000 is the only company in Ukraine that developed and launched the production of flame-resistant meta-aramid material Conex. The difference between meta-aramid fabric and refractory coated fabric is that heat-resistant features of meta-aramid material is set on a molecular level and as a result do not change and remain to be stable during the whole term of use of the fabric.

Flame-resistant fabric Conex is made from meta-aramid fibre Teijinconex.

Conex fabric line meets all the European requirements to heat- and flame-resistant fabrics, specifically:

Do not ignite or burn
Do not melt or drip
Has a low thermal conductivity
Anti-Static properties
Chemically inert

Main Types of Conex

Name	Composition, %	Fabric Weight, g/m²	Tensile Strength, N (kgf)	Characteristics
TK-270	Meta-aramid ≥ 93,0% Para-aramid ≤ 5,0% Antistatic ≥ 2,0%	270	Warp Tensile – not less than 2156 (220) Weft Tensile – not less than 1470 (150)	Flame Resistance Thermal Protection High strength Flexibility Resistant to chemicals and industrial solvents Inherent thermal protection that cannot be washed away Fibres do not melt or drip
TK-230	Meta-aramid ≥ 93,0% Para-aramid ≤ 5,0% Antistatic ≥ 2,0%	230	Warp Tensile – not less than 980 (100) Weft Tensile – not less than 588 (60)
TK-130	Meta-aramid – 98,0% Antistatic – 2,0%	130	Warp Tensile – not less than 833 (85) Weft Tensile – not less than 245 (25)

Application

Conex fabric line has high strength characteristics that allow the material to be used in a wide diapason of temperatures.

The main application of the fabric is the production of uniform for protection against thermal risks:

High temperature and flame

Thermal effects of an electric arc

Spray of molten metal

Nowadays, flame-resistant features of Ukrainian meta-aramid material are evaluated in the field conditions by combat vehicle crews of The Armed Forces of Ukraine.