Polyester and Dyneema® are both oil-derived fibres with very different properties. Ino-Rope has tested their elasticity and breaking load on a tensile bench.
Polyester vs Dyneema®
Which fibre for which use? A chafe sleeve protects rope where there is exposure to chafing (cleats, sheaves, winch, etc.)). The role of a chafe sleeve is to increase the rope’s lifespan: when it is worn, it is changed rather than having to replace the rope. This practical brief will help you to choose the…
Purchase guide 2/4 Dock lines: how many and how long? Regarding dock lines, there are definitely two schools! The first is where the smallest locker on board is overflowing with mooring lines of all kinds, from an old piece of Ø 32 dock line as rigid as a justice to the messy rope spool that…
Dyneema, tell me what you are! Like “Kleenex, Scotch or Frigidaire”, Dyneema is a commercial brand name, a pretty little name, much sexier than “high modulus polyethylene”, the petroleum that it refers to. Dyneema has been commercialized since 1990 by the Dutch company DSM, which controls the fabrication process under license. In the United States,…
Which fibre for which application ? Which rope should be used for your ropes, halyards and mooring lines? Choosing the right fibre according to its use, guarantees your ropes’ performance, durability and reliability. Ino-Rope has established a comparison between different types of fibres to guide you with your choices. Comparative table of different fibres Polyester:…
Rope purchase guide : Choose your rope Buying guide: choose your rope by the cut As a creator of products and solutions from high-tech textile fibres, Ino-Rope is not a BBB (“beast of a shop”). Ourteam has drawn on its expertise in seamanship to select the best products from the plethora of ropes available on…
How to choose your splicing needle How to choose your splicing needle This practical brief about splicing needles should pique the curiosity of splicing lovers. Hollow fid or needle with long eye: Which is best for your splicing? What are their advantages and disadvantages? How can you use them and select the right diameter?…
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