On 3/10/2011 jammin wrote:
>polyamide ropes do not float, I think you must mean polypropylene rope
>!
>aramide ropes are good at resisting heat,400 degrees plus, but absorb
>too much water to be able to float, they are commonly used by climbers
>and are branded with such names as vectran spectra dyneema etc, think kevlar.
Ah thanks, I knew it was polysomething, I got my polymers mixed up. |