Materials aren't "good" or "bad" by themselves, you have to consider what you want them for as well.
Lycra is great for clothes where you want something stretchy, fast drying and maybe spiffy colors too.
Lycra absolutely sucks if you want something that's resistant to heat, flame and sparks.
Lycra is great if you want something that'll allow the skin to "breathe", but really sucky if you want something to keep the wind out.
steel cables, rubber bands, springs and lycra clothes
Yes, Lycra is a synthetic fabric that was made in 1958 as an alternative to making corsets with rubber. Oftentimes it is blended in with natural fabrics such as cotton or silk. It's made of polymer.
The threads inside a tyre help to give the rubber more strength, particulary tensile strength. Or do you mean treads?
lycra %ge= yarn count*lycra denier/5315*lycra draft
Lycra, a brand name of Spandex, is a man-made fiber that can stretch better than rubber and will not break down after exposure to body oils, lotions, detergent, or perspiration. After ten years of research, DuPont Chemical Company's scientist Joseph C. Shivers invented it in 1959. Lyra is added into fabrics to allow these fabrics to stretch. The invention of Lycra immediately revolutionized clothing worldwide.
Lycra is an artificial fabric used in Feminine togs, like Nylon or Spandex, it is not a person"s name, Laura is, not Lycra.
is lycra woven kitted or bonded
Lycra is good for sportswear
steel cables, rubber bands, springs and lycra clothes
Lycra would sound almost the same = LAIKRA.
Yes......Lycra is a man made elastane fiber.
Yes......Lycra is a man made elastane fiber.