Kevlar® gloves are used in various industries and environments due to their strength, lightweight, heat and cut resistance, and non-conductivity. They can also be washed and worn for a long time. Kevlar® is used in various products, including bulletproof vests, motorcycle apparel, suspension bridge cables, sports equipment, and musical instruments. However, it can be broken down by UV light.
Kevlar® gloves are used in industrial and manufacturing environments. Lumberjacks, chefs, fishermen, landscapers, butchers and builders also commonly wear Kevlar® gloves. Kevlar® itself is a material patented by DuPont in 1965. These fibers are both strong and lightweight, making this material ideal for safety equipment. Kevlar® gloves are also heat and cut resistant and will not melt, catch fire or conduct electricity. The fibers used in these gloves can be as strong, if not stronger, than steel.
Worn in many hazardous work environments, Kevlar® gloves are comfortable yet protect the wearer from the dangers of glass, abrasives, assembly line blades and sheet metal. Also, divers sometimes wear this material to avoid cuts from sharp corals and rocks. A disadvantage of Kevlar® is that it can be broken down by ultraviolet light, so it cannot be used in areas where there would be constant, long-term exposure to the sun.
Kevlar® gloves come in several varieties. Some of these work gloves are designed to improve the wearer’s grip despite heavy oil or other lubricants. Other types of Kevlar® gloves are designed to prevent contamination in food manufacturing environments, as Kevlar® fibers are constructed in a way that prevents lint, dust, and fluff. One type of Kevlar® glove, the Ove Glove®, is designed to withstand temperatures up to 540 degrees Fahrenheit (282 degrees Celsius) and be used as an oven mitt.
Kevlar® gloves can be washed and dried numerous times without wearing out. Because Kevlar® gloves are often reversible, they can be worn for a long time. Kevlar® gloves can also be worn under other gloves as a protective lining. Dishwasher-safe varieties offer added convenience to chefs and other foodservice professionals.
Bulletproof vests used by the military, correctional facility employees, and police often use Kevlar®, as the material is also bulletproof. Motorcycle apparel may also contain Kevlar®. Additionally, Kevlar® is used in special pants created solely to protect chainsaw operators, as well as aprons, jackets, sleeves and leggings. In addition to being used in clothing and gloves, Kevlar® can also be found in suspension bridge cables, bicycle tires, racing sails, fiber optics, brake linings, ropes and airplane parts. Aberfeldy’s famous Scottish bridge uses strings containing Kevlar®.
Composite materials using Kevlar® and other compounds are useful in the construction of sports equipment, including lacrosse, ice hockey and field hockey sticks, cricket bats, kayaks and badminton, squash and table tennis rackets. Even the air packs used by some firefighters and fireproof mattresses contain this extraordinary material. Kevlar® also offers some acoustic benefits and can be used in drumheads, woodwind reeds and loudspeakers.
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