High performance fiber blend and products made therefrom
A blended yarn is provided having at least one component fiber type being made of stretch broken fibers, preferably of a stretch broken high performance fiber, along with multi-end yarns containing the blended yarn, composite yarns having at least one component being the blended yarn, and articles made from the blended, multi-end or composite yarn.
1. A blended yarn, comprising:
an intimate blend of at least three different fiber types, said three different fiber types being aramid, chain extended polyolefin and polyester, wherein at least one of said fiber types is a stretch broken fiber, wherein said stretch broken fiber comprises fibers having a length of from 60 mm to 200 mm, and wherein said blended yarn has a yarn count of from 1 to 50 dtex.
2. The blended yarn of claim 1 , wherein said stretch broken fiber is aramid or chain extended polyolefin.
3. The blended yarn of claim 1 , wherein said intimate blend further comprises at least one additional fiber type different from said at least three different fiber types.
4. The blended yarn of claim 1 , wherein said intimate blend comprises (a) 20–60% aramid fibers, (b) 20–60% chain extended polyolefin fibers and (c) 20–60% polyester fibers, wherein the total of (a), (b) and (c) is 100%.
5. The blended yarn of claim 1 , wherein each of said fiber types is a stretch broken fiber.
6. The blended yarn of claim 2 , wherein only said high performance fiber is a stretch broken fiber.
7. The blended yarn of claim 1 , having a yarn denier of from 90 to 9000.
8. A composite yarn, comprising:
a core, and at least one cover strand wrapped around said core;
wherein either or both of said core and said at least one cover strand is a blended yarn according to claim 1 .
9. A multi end yarn, comprising:
two or more ends, wherein at least one of said two or more ends is a blended yarn in accordance with claim 1 .
10. A multi end yarn, comprising:
two or more ends, wherein each of said two or mote ends is a blended yarn in accordance with claim 1 .
11. An article made from the blended yarn of claim 1 .
12. The article of claim 11 , wherein said blended yarn is knitted to form the article.
13. The article of claim 11 , wherein said blended yarn is woven to form the article.
14. The article of claim 11 , wherein the article is a non-woven article formed from the blended yarn.
15. The article of claim 11 , wherein said article is a member selected from the group consisting of gloves, socks, bodysuits, pants, shirts and headwear.
16. An article made from the composite yam of claim 8 .
17. The article of claim 16 , wherein said composite yarn is knitted to form the article.
18. The article of claim 16 , wherein said composite yarn is woven to form the article.
19. The article of claim 15 , wherein said article is a member selected from the group consisting of gloves, socks, bodysuits, pants, shirts and headwear.
20. An article made from the multi-end yarn of claim 9 .
21. The article of claim 20 , wherein said multi-end yarn is knitted to form the article.
22. The article of claim 20 , wherein said multi-end yarn is woven to form the article.
23. The article of claim 20 , wherein said article is a member selected from the group consisting of gloves, socks, bodysuits, pants, shirts and headwear.
24. An article made from the multi-end yarn of claim 10 .
25. The article of claim 23 , wherein said multi-end yarn is knitted to form the article.
26. The article of claim 23 , wherein said multi-end yarn is woven to form the article.
27. The article of claim 23 , wherein said article is a member selected from the group consisting of gloves, socks, bodysuits, pants, shirts and headwear.