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Although high performance fibers possess higher thermal resistant properties, they show very low sunlight stability. In this paper, a new sol-gel treatment method was used to enhance their light-resistant properties. Their mechanical property retention ratios (tenacity, extension, modulus) of fibers treated with titanium hydrosol were higher than those of the original Kevlar®129, PBO, and Kermel® fibers after light irradiation. Moreover, Kermel® fiber showed the highest improvement among the three kinds of fibers.
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Liu, X., Yu, W. & Xu, P. Improving the photo-stability of high performance aramid fibers by sol-gel treatment. Fibers Polym 9, 455–460 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-008-0073-6
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