Talk:Vectran

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Production and Properties?[edit]

Is it light as silk or heavy as lead? 600tons/year doesn't really tell us anything... 203.45.103.88 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 03:17, 1 September 2010 (UTC).[reply]

When was Vectran invented? developed? first commercialized?[edit]

When was Vectran invented? During what period was it developed and by whom? When was it first commercialized? The article doesn't say. Anyone have a good source for the history of Vectran? N2e (talk) 20:12, 3 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bigelow Aerospace[edit]

I took the liberty of rewording the section on this. Unfortunately it was worded in a manner that looked like an advert for the stations. This is meant to be an article about vectran as a product, not about spacecraft (beyond the fact that they are a notable usage of it) 94.13.123.181 (talk) 14:08, 14 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Gold Color[edit]

Towards the beginning, there is the phrase "They have gold color." I'd very much like to see it written as "The color of Vectran is a golden yellow." The original phrase seems, er, cumbersome. 88.112.37.71 (talk) 20:24, 27 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Disadvantages[edit]

I would dispute that there is much similarity between Vectran and Kevlar. Vectran has significantly higher tensile strength and modulus. When part of a well designed triaxial braided tube, it has significantly better hoop strength, far lower linear expansion and the lowest creep of all technical ballistic style fibres. As the inventor of the highest pressure capable layflat hose in the world, I have tested Spectra (which I happen to know how to cause it to be assembled with polar adhesives), TWaron, and Kevlar as possible solutions, Vectran is superior in every aspect. Yessirimafat (talk) 05:45, 7 December 2019 (UTC) Sources are personal research and development[reply]