Material Analysis - Synthetic Felt

Material: 100% Synthetic fiber Felt

Other Types: 100% wool, blended,

Aesthetics description:
A non-woven cloth. While some types of felt are very soft, some are tough enough to form construction materials. Felt can be of any colour, and made into any shape or size

Source:

Petroleum

Production:

Polyester, polypropylene, Teflon, Nomex, Rayon, and Kevlar fibers are needled or woven to form fabrics which perform to the fibers specifications.

Artificial felt, if made using the wet method, has a minimum of 30% of wool fibres combined with other artificial fibres.

Wholly artificial felts are needle-felts

Common uses:
bearing

seals

polishing

padswiper

Lubicriators

Advantages:

• highly resilient,
• retains its strength
• chemical resistant
• flame retardant and self-extinguishing
• wear resistant
• cuts with a clean edge
• does not ravel or fray
• easly cut (any size, shape or thickness)
• can be hard enough to turn on a lathe or soft enough to be sewn
• can be exposed to the elements
• maintains its physical properties as it wears, making it an excellent choice for polishing
• Felt is incredibly resilient, able to be compressed and released thousands of times without
• deformity
• sound insulator
• vibration damping qualities
• thermal insulator
• wicking capabilities delivering consistent fluid flow without deterioration
• highly absorbent
• can retain many times its weight in fluids
• Felt can be made water repellent
• arguable renewable and a environmentally friendly resource
• Synthetic Felt can be treated for flame resistance