Editing Kevlar (section)

==Composite materials==
Aramid fibers are widely used for reinforcing composite materials, often in combination with [[carbon fiber]] and [[glass (fiber)|glass fiber]]. The matrix for high performance composites is usually [[epoxy resin]]. Typical applications include [[monocoque]] bodies for [[Formula 1]] cars, helicopter rotor blades, [[tennis]], [[table tennis]], [[badminton]] and [[squash (sport)|squash]] [[racquet|racket]]s, [[kayak]]s, [[cricket bat]]s, and [[field hockey]], [[ice hockey]] and [[lacrosse]] sticks.<ref>Kadolph, Sara J. Anna L. Langford. Textiles, Ninth Edition. Pearson Education, Inc 2002. Upper Saddle River, NJ</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|author1=D. Tanner |author2=J. A. Fitzgerald |author3=B. R. Phillips | year = 1989| title = The Kevlar Story – an Advanced Materials Case Study|journal = [[Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English]]| volume = 28| issue = 5| pages = 649–654| doi = 10.1002/anie.198906491}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal| author = E. E. Magat| year = 1980| title = Fibers from Extended Chain Aromatic Polyamides, New Fibers and Their Composites| journal = [[Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A]]| volume = 294| issue = 1411| pages = 463–472| jstor=36370| doi=10.1098/rsta.1980.0055|bibcode = 1980RSPTA.294..463M | s2cid = 121588983}}</ref><ref>Ronald V. Joven. Manufacturing Kevlar panels by thermo-curing process. Los Andes University, 2007. Bogotá, Colombia.</ref>

Kevlar 149, the strongest fiber and most crystalline in structure, is an alternative in certain parts of aircraft construction.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kevlar|url=https://www.physics.ncsu.edu/stxm/science/kevlar/kevlar.html|access-date=2020-11-29|website=www.physics.ncsu.edu}}</ref> The wing leading edge is one application, Kevlar being less prone than carbon or glass fiber to break in bird collisions.