Water Swellable Yarns

Mar 17, 2021 Technical Yarns
Warter Swellable Yarns

Our “swellable” solution against water penetration into your cables with unique swelling property of up to 50 times its own weight. Our most common grades are 1800 Deniers and 2500 Deniers and they can be placed either longitudinally, helically or used as binder yarns.
=> monthly capacity 4 000kg



Water Swellable Yarns Characteristics

ITEMUNITTEST METHOD1800D VALUE2500D VALUE
AppearanceShall be GoodGoodGood
Linear DensityDeniersASTM D 10591,800 ± 3002,500 ± 300
Tensile LoadKgfASTM D 2256Min. 8.0Min. 10.0
Elongation at break%ASTM D 2256Min. 8.0Min. 8.0
Shrinkage%175’C*1 hourMin. 10.0Min. 10.0
Water Absorption%Min. 2000Min. 2000

Spool Dimensions (Cylindric Tube)

UNITSIZE
O.Dmm230 ± 5.0
I.D(1)mm95 ± 1.0
I.D(2)mm107 ± 1.0
TRAVERSEmm196 ± 3.0
LENGTHmm219
LENGTH PER SPOOLkm25
WEIGHTkg5.5

Spool Dimensions (Conical Tube)

UNITSIZE
O.Dmm250 ± 10
I.D(1)mm33 ± 10
I.D(2)mm70 ± 1.0
TRAVERSEmm202 ± 3.0
LENGTHmm232
LENGTH PER SPOOLkm29.5
WEIGHTkg6.2~6.4