ABSTRACT
High performance fibers require specific properties. They usually have very high levels of at least one of the following properties; tensile strength, limiting oxygen index and chemical resistance. Melamine fiber is one of the latest high performance fibers [1]. This fiber is manufactured by BASF Corporation under the trade name Basofil. The Basofil offers high operating temperature and high limiting oxygen index and is typically used in high temperature applications such as in protective clothing and safety gloves. Because of its variable denier and staple length, low tensile strength and the difficulty in processing, melamine fibers are generally blended with other fibers such as aramid. Recently Rajeev et al. [2] have successfully incorporated melamine fibers in E P D M rubber matrix and have developed short fiber-rubber composites.
