Fabric for electric-arc protective clothing, and electric-arc protective clothing
AssigneeKaneka Corporation
InventorsMotohiro Sato, Yoshitomo Matsumoto, Tatsuro Ohzeki, Wataru Mio, Yasunori Tanaka, Yuto Utsunomiya, Tomoya Matsushima
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Abstract
A fabric for arc-protective garments includes first yarns and second yarns different from the first yarns. The first yarns include first modacrylic fibers, and the first modacrylic fibers contain an infrared absorber in an amount of 2.5 wt % or more with respect to a total weight of the first modacrylic fibers. The weight of the infrared absorber per unit area in the fabric for arc-protective garments is 0.05 oz/yd2 or more. An arc-protective garment includes the fabric for arc-protective garments.
Claims19
A fabric for arc-protective garments, comprising first yarns and second yarns, wherein
- the first yarns are different from the second yarns and comprise first modacrylic fibers,
- the first modacrylic fibers comprise an infrared absorber in an amount of 2.5% by weight or more with respect to a total weight of the first modacrylic fibers, and
- the fabric for arc-protective garments comprises the infrared absorber in a weight per unit area of 0.05 oz/yd2 or more.
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