Polyamide (PA) 6 and 6.6	Polyester (PES)	Polypro- pylene (PP) multifilament	Polypro- pylene (PP)	Polyethylene (PE)	Polyethylene highly resil. (HMPE)	Aramid	LCP	PBO

Brand names	Perlon Nylon Nylsuisse Enkalon	Diolen Trevira Dacron Tersuisse	Hostalen Softlene Leolene	Leolene Arova Betelon	Lupolen Vestalen Wetalen	Dyneema Spectra	Twaron Kevlar Technora	Vectran	Zylon

Tenacity of yarn
CN/Dtex	7 - 8	7 - 8.4	approx. 5	approx. 7	approx. 4.5	28 - 38	20 - 25	22 - 25	approx. 37
Specific gravity
kg/dm³	1.14	1.38	0.91	0.91	0.96	0.96	1.44	1.41	1.52
Tenacity reduction through humidity
%	5 - 10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Water absorption
%	1 - 7	0.5 - 2	0	0	0	0	2 - 5	1	0.6
Knot tenacity
%	60 - 65	55 - 60	55 - 65	55 - 65	50 - 60	35 - 50	30 - 40	30 - 35	35 - 55
Light resistance
%	good	very good	only good when equipped	only good when equipped	good	good	bad	bad	bad
Breaking stretching
%	16 - 27	10 - 16	14 - 24	12 - 20	15 - 30	3.8	2 - 4	3.3	2.5
Resistance to abrasion	very good	very good	fair	fair	fair	good	adequate	good	bad