Re: What are the potential uses for the material 'kevlar?'

Hi Seth,
"Kevlar" is a trademark of DuPont for its fibers made from poly-p-aramide 
material. If you ask for potential applications, you are probably 
aware of the fact that realistic answers (in terms of price/performance) 
will be among the most closely guarded secrets of DuPont, to which I have 
no access. On the other hand, you may give free rein to your own 
imagination, if you consider the extraordinary properties of such fibers, 
i.e. mechanical strength and heat resistance, well beyond that of more 
ordinary sythetic fibers. The only limitation is the high price. It comes 
as no surprise that the military are thus the main customers. 
If you imagine the material being made into shapes other than fibers, 
e.g. films, the range of possibilities would be even wider: shatterproof 
and heat-resistant windows or windscreens being just an example. I don't 
know, however, if the technology for making films of the very same 
material (which would probably not fall under the tradmark "Kevlar") is 
already available. 
Best regards
Werner Sieber