The present invention relates to a V-ribbed belt that has a medium elongation of 0.8% or more when the load of 4 cN/dtex is applied, and that contains a twisted cord in which a high-elongation aramid fiber having a tensile modulus of 50-100 GPa and a low-modulus fiber having a lower tensile modulus than the high-elongation aramid fiber are blended and twisted.

A fabric for reinforcing a power transmission belt including fibers of polyarylene sulfide and a belt utilizing the fabric. The fabric may have textured or elastic core wrapped stretch yarns in the longitudinal direction. Longitudinal yarns may include PPS and textured transverse yarns include nylon. Yarns may include blends of high performance fibers and nylon or other fibers.

A compression packing for sealing near valve stems, pump shafts and similar machine elements. The compression packing includes tracer particles that retain information about the fabrication of the packing which can be used to trace the origin thereof.

Provided is the method for manufacturing a three-dimensional structure with a less amount of internal voids or bubbles, and also to provide a 3D printer filament used for manufacturing such three-dimensional structure. The method for manufacturing a three-dimensional structure, the method comprises melting and depositing a filament using a 3D printer, the filament comprising a commingled yarn that contains a continuous reinforcing fiber (A) and a continuous thermoplastic resin fiber (B), with a dispersity of the continuous reinforcing fiber (A) in the commingled yarn of 60 to 100%.

A fabric laminate used as a reinforcing base material of a fiber-reinforced composite is constituted by laminating fabrics having warp yarns and weft yarns. Each warp yarn has a diameter-changing portion, in which the diameter of the yarn gradually changes in the yarn longitudinal direction in the vicinity of one end in the yarn longitudinal direction of the warp yarn.

The present invention provides a fixed carbon fiber bundle to which a fixing agent is adhered, wherein the fixing agent adheres to an area comprising at least 50% of at least one side of a carbon fiber bundle, the average thickness of the fixed carbon fiber bundle is 180 m or less, and the separated fiber tear load is 0.02 N to 1.00 N.

A plied cord includes three or four first twist yarns containing para-aramid fibers, wherein: the para-aramid fibers have an average size of 1000-1250 dtex, a tensile elasticity of 55-70 GPa and a tensile strength of 2800-3500 MPa; and for the plied cord, the number of first twists when the number of the first twist yarns is three is 33-40 twists/10 cm and the number of first twists when the number of the first twist yarns is four is 42-52 twists/10 cm, the second twist direction is the opposite direction from the first twist, and the ratio of the second twist coefficient to the first twist coefficient is 0.25-1.

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a twisted cord of liquid-crystal polyester multifilaments which gives various high-order processed products capable of retaining desired product shapes and which is suitable for use in general industrial material applications such as high-strength ropes, slings, and nets. The twisted cord of liquid-crystal polyester multifilaments has a coefficient of variation in longitudinal-direction cord diameter, X, of less than 30%.

A rubber-reinforcing cord (12) of the present invention includes at least three strands. Each of the strands includes at least one filament bundle and a first coating provided to cover at least a portion of the surface of the filament bundle. The filament bundle consists essentially of aramid fiber filaments. The mass of the first coating is in the range of 14 to 25% with respect to the mass of the filament bundle. Each of the strands is given primary twists at a primary twisting rate of 50 to 100 twists/m. The at least three strands each given primary twists are assembled and given final twists at a final twisting rate of 120 to 200 twists/m.

The present invention relates to an engineered fiber bundle for reinforcement of composite materials. Specifically, the engineered fiber bundles of the present invention enhance the tensile behavior of the composites reinforced with the fiber bundles. Methods of making the same are further provided.