Also known as Dyneema in Europe. It is the standard for flying lines. It is slippery and will allow multiple line wraps without loosing kite control.
A high strength polyolefin fiber from Allied Signal. Woven Spectra(tm) fabrics are very strong and lightweight and are used in both ballistic and composite materials applications.
A molecular-weight polyethylene developed by Allied-Signal. The strongest fiber ever produced, it is 10 times stronger than steel by weight and twice as strong as Kevlar®.
Polyethylene fibre used for rope or cord, which provides exceptional strength and no stretch.
Rope used for climbing and sailing which has a woven sheath and a Kevlar core
A synthetic fiber used in making kite line. It's best advantage is it's great strength to weight ratio and low stretch characteristics. It is more slippery than Kevlar allowing for more wraps in a line without loss of control or breakage. Two disadvantages are that it is expensive and due to it's low melting point it is easily cut by other types of line.
A highly modified polyethylene fibre developed by Allied Corp and used in Bainbridge SCL-S laminates.
A highly modified polyethylene fiber developed by Allied Corp
A continuous-filament polyethylene yarn produced by Honeywell.
A synthetic material used to make cord or webbing and used in many climbing applications