Vectran™ is a high-performance multifilament yarn spun from liquid crystal polymer (LCP). Vectran™ is the only commercially available melt spun LCP fiber in the world. Vectran™ fiber exhibits exceptional strength and rigidity. Pound for pound Vectran™ fiber is five times stronger than steel and ten times stronger than aluminum. These unique properties characterize Vectran™:

Ropes and Cables:
Ropes and Cables Demand a Balance of Outstanding Properties. Vectran HT is solving performance problems in critical marine, military, and industrial rope and cable applications. High strength with no creep allows manufacture of high performance ropes that are stable to extended loads. Superior abrasion resistance, excellent moisture resistance, and exceptional property retention over broad ranges of temperature and chemical environments, provide solutions to industrial wear and degradation problems experienced with existing fiber products. Vectran HT is an outstanding candidate for replacement of steel and stainless steel constructions

Industrial/Military/Aerospace:

The first use of Vectran fiber was for demanding and specialized military applications. The unique properties of this high-performance fiber satisfy many of the military and aerospace needs of today. In fact, the airbags above made with Vectran fiber successfully cushioned the 1997 Mars Pathfinder landing on the surface of Mars. The success of the landing has led to the selection of this same technology using Vectran fiber for two additional rover landings in 2004. A stellar strength fiber, Vectran offers exceptional flex fatigue resistance, providing superior load handling characteristics for tow ropes, cargo tie-downs and inflatable's.

Sporting Goods:
Vectran fibers are an excellent option for recreation and leisure products such as sailcloth, reinforced hulls, fishing poles and lines, golf clubs, bicycle forks, skis, tennis racquets, snowboards, and Para gliders. Performance is critical in many specialty sporting goods applications. Of particular importance are the unique vibrations damping characteristics of Vectran fiber combined with high strength, minimal moisture absorption and excellent flex/fold/abrasion/impact resistance.

Archers have benefited from bow strings made with Vectran fiber. Offering archers a high-performance option with no measurable creep, Vectran fiber has solved problems associated with string relaxation.