This image is from Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) 2, part of STS-105 mission in 2001. Full report is at https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20070002707/downloads/20070002707.pdf
This image is from Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) 2, part of STS-105 mission in 2001. Full report is at https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20070002707/downloads/20070002707.pdf
Kevlar is a brand name, aramid fiber is the material. And Kleenexs are paper tissue.
Right but if I said aramid nobody would know what that is and if I say kevlar everyone knows. That’s why I said it instead of the scientific name that nobody colloquially knows
In addition, aramide fibers aren’t generally Kevlar. Thus, calling them by the brand name Kevlar (p-aramide fiber or the exact chemical name as given in the table) is actually more precise.
I once saw a Velcro demonstration at Epcot, and it was clear that they were paying Disney a fortune so they could make the legal claim that they were vigorously defending their Velcro trademark by trying to convince consumers that they should use the phrase “hook & loop fastening system” instead of saying Velcro. Sure we will, it rolls right off the tongue.