Hybrid fiber tension member for elevator system belt

An elevator system, comprising:

• a hoistway;
• an elevator car disposed in the hoistway and movable therein;
• a belt operably connected to the elevator car to suspend and/or drive the elevator car along the hoistway, the belt including:
• a plurality of tension members arranged along a belt width and extending longitudinally along a length of the belt, each tension member including:
• a core portion including:
• a first plurality of first fibers;
• a first plurality of second fibers different from the first plurality of first fibers dispersed into between fibers of the first plurality of first fibers, the core portion formed as a dry fiber construction without a matrix material:
• an outer ring portion surrounding the core portion, the outer ring portion including:
• a second plurality of third first fibers:
• a second plurality of fourth second fibers;
• and
• a matrix material into which the second plurality of third first fibers and the second plurality of fourth second fibers are arranged;
• and
• a jacket material at least partially encapsulating the plurality of tension members;
• further comprising one or more barrier layers disposed between the core portion and the outer ring portion of each tension member.