Арамид is one of 32 materials in this atlas, grouped under textiles: history, structure, measured properties, process routes, uses, safety and market — not a product catalogue.
Scores compare Арамид 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.
Глубокое введение
Deep dive: Арамид
Арамид (PPTA (para) / meta-aramid cousin Nomex) is a family of grades whose density ~1.44 g/cm³, heat band does not melt; decomposes ~500 °C, and fire letter inherently FR vs commodity PA.
What “the material” actually is
Арамид is sold as grades, not as a single substance. Chemistry PPTA (para) / meta-aramid cousin Nomex, density ~1.44 g/cm³, heat band does not melt; decomposes ~500 °C.
This atlas treats Арамид as a system: mill route, coatings, tests and the cavity it sits in.
Heat, fire and insulation
Conductivity note: low radial; fibre anisotropic. Insulation score 36/100 is relative to 32 entries — metals lose, VIPs and aerogels win.
Fire letter in editorial use: inherently FR vs commodity PA. Do not equate A1 with “safe in a blaze” or E with “illegal”. Assemblies decide.
How it is made and used
Origin: DuPont 1965 Kwolek, United States. The process chapter follows feedstock → conversion → forming → finish → install.
Uses span buildings to defence / safety. Pairings matter: nomex.
Market and circularity
Producers below are landmarks, not an endorsement ranking. Prices are bands, not live quotes.
Circularity mark 38/100. Ask which scrap, which certificate, which year.
Смежный атлас
Around Арамид
Related atlas entries, a short glossary, and three threads that keep Арамид honest.