KEVLAR

Chemical formula
CO-C6-H4-CO-NH-C6-H4-NH

STEPHANIE KWOLEK

• Stephanie Kwolek was an American chemist, whose career at DuPont company covered over 40 years
• Inventor of Kevlar 1965
• Born July 31st 1923
• Died June 18, 2014
• Carnegie Mellon College of Engineering...
• Awarded with National Medal of Technology and Innovation, Perkin Medal

KEVLAR USES

• Body armor
• Racing canoes
• Car tires
• Mooring line
• Jeans
• Kitchen gloves
• Boots
• Tennis rackets

FACTS ABOUT KEVLAR

• It's strong but relatively light
• It's 8x stronger then steel wire
• Unlike most plastics it does not melt
• Kevlar can resist attacks from many different chemicals
• Kevlar is actually a super-strong plastic
• Kevlar is only properly made by the DuPoint chemical company
• It comes in two main varieties called Kevlar 29 and Kevlar 49

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