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Adhesives, Sealants and Coatings

In adhesive, sealant, coating and fiber-reinforced plastic applications, KEVLAR® provides better viscosity control and lower costs. A fibrous thixotrope, KEVLAR® thickens or builds viscosity through the random orientation and physical entanglement of fibers and tiny fibrils. This built-in thixotropic mechanism provides superior viscosity control that is unaffected by processing or aging.

Because KEVLAR® is such a strong performer, significantly less is needed to achieve thixotropic properties equivalent to those obtainable with other materials, such as fumed silica, thereby reducing cost. In addition, KEVLAR® is ideal for a full range of temperatures, from cryogenic to 350°C (662°F) and  is inert in most common chemicals, including organic solvents.