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17.3 Liquid crystalline aromatic heterocyclic fibers 653
17.4 Liquid crystalline aromatic copolyester fibers 667
17.5 Applications and examples 684
References 688

18 The manufacture, properties, and applications of high-strength,
high-modulus polyethylene fibers 699
Martin Vlasblom
18.1 Introduction 699
18.2 Manufacture 699
18.3 Fiber characteristics 704
18.4 Properties 708
18.5 Processing 735
18.6 Applications 742
References 753

19 The structure and properties of glass fibers 757
Frank R. Jones, Norman T. Huff
19.1 Introduction 757
19.2 The nature of glass 761
19.3 Fibre manufacture 772
19.4 Strength of glass fibers 776
19.5 Protection of fibers for strength retention 789
19.6 Recycling of glass fibres 797
19.7 Summary 799
References 799

20 Basalt fibers 805
Ji rí Militký, Rajesh Mishra, Hafsa Jamshaid
20.1 Introduction 805
20.2 Composition and production of basalt fibers 807
20.3 Properties of basalt fibers 813
20.4 Influence of temperature on mechanical behavior of basalt fibers 821
20.5 Influence of acids and alkalis on mechanical behavior of basalt
fibers 825
20.6 Basalt filaments and fibers in composites 830
20.7 Conclusions 834
References 835
Further reading 840

21 The properties of carbon fibers 841
Bradley A. Newcomb, Han G. Chae
21.1 Introduction 841
21.2 Manufacturing 848
21.3 Mechanical properties 853