Which textile for which use ?
In order to ensure the best performance, durability and reliability of your rope, it is important to choose the right textile !
Whether it is for your sheets, halyards or mooring lines, Nodus Factory has drawn up a comparative table of the different textiles for you.
- Polyester : The versatile textile
Polyester is known for its main quality: its longevity ! ➕ Value for money, longevity ➖ Elongation at break (elasticity) |
- Polyamide : Textile for moorings line
Polyamide is known for its elasticity ! ➕ Economical, durable, elastic ➖ Absorbs water, heavy to handle |
- Polypropylène : The textile of towing
Polypropylene is ideal for towing due to its elasticity and hydrophobicity. ➕ Elastic, light, hydrophobic and very inexpensive ➖ High shape memory and UV sensitivity |
- Dyneema® : Le textile of the moment
Dyneema® becomes famous thanks to its breaking load resistance (8 times that of stainless steel). ➕ Excellent weight/breaking strength ratio, longevity ➖ Expensive, not resistant to heat, creep phenomenon |
- Nodex Dyneema R2® : The textile Nodus Factory
Nodex Dyneema® R2 is extremely strong, its breaking load is close to that of steel. This textile is stable under load and flexible. It is also resistant to abrasion and bending. ➕ Excellent weight/breaking strength ratio, longevity ➖ Not resistant to heat, creep phenomenon |
- Nodex Protect® : The textile of tomorrow
Nodex Protect® is a spliceable cable made of black thermo-plastic coated Nodex. The only braid that does not show any creep (no elongation under constant high load). ➕ Abrasion and wear resistant / Shock and cut resistant / Floating / Longevity ➖ Expensive, static use |