VECTRAN™ offers a balance of properties unmatched by other high-performance fibers. LCP molecules are stiff, rod-like structures organized in ordered domains in both solid and melt states. These oriented domains lead to anisotropic behavior in the melt state, thus the term “liquid crystal polymer.”
VECTRAN™ has excellent fiber tensile properties.
VECTRAN™ is different from other high-performance fibers such as aramid and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (HMPE). VECTRAN™ is thermotropic; it is melt-spun and it melts at high temperatures.
