Nomex in 1967: NASA / aero
The behaviour of Nomex is written as 1967’s “NASA / aero,” fixed by 400. An advert’s adjective is not a melting point. “Room temperature” alone is not a figure. Nomex is sold as grades, not as a single substance. Chemistry poly(m-phenylene isophthalamide), density ~1.38 g/cm³, heat band does not melt; decomposes ~400 °C+.
DuPont’s meta-aramid — fire-fighter turnout, electrical paper and a char that does not melt-drip like nylon. Nomex is one of 32 materials in this atlas, grouped under fire: history, structure, measured properties, process routes, uses, safety and market — not a product catalogue.
Scores compare Nomex with the rest of the atlas on strength, heat, fire behaviour, insulation, workability and circularity. They are editorial, not certificates. Seven chapters follow. Fire and insulation claims name test families (Euroclass, ASTM E84, ISO 5660, KS F) rather than inventing a single safety number.
Nomex (poly(m-phenylene isophthalamide)) is a family of grades whose density ~1.38 g/cm³, heat band does not melt; decomposes ~400 °C+, and fire letter inherently FR textile. This atlas treats Nomex as a system: mill route, coatings, tests and the cavity it sits in. Conductivity note: low (fibre); papers electrically insulating. Insulation score 48/100 is relative to 32 entries — metals lose, VIPs and aerogels win.
“NASA / aero” for Nomex in 1967 carries 400. Praise without that figure is not a property.1967
Figures to keep
- Year of the condition
- 1967
- Property figure
- 400
- Material
- Nomex
- Use line
- NASA / aero
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