Originally posted by katman:
Thanks for taking the time to compare and post.
What is fury and rhino made with?
Here is a quote from Brownell that we dug up during testing:
-completely different material than Rhino, highest grade UHMWPE Brownells has ever used, its not just smaller dia. Rhino
-shinier appearance than Rhino or BCY-X, not quite as smooth as XS2 or Rhino when finished, but smoother than BCY-X
-less stretch than BCY-X or 452x
-stiffer than XS2/ similar stiffness to Rhino
-Rhino typically has a softer shot feel than BCY-X, Fury is somewhere in between the two in this regard
-smaller strand size allows 'rounder' finished string or cable
Also from Brownells:
We have multiple suppliers for our HMPE products, therefore we cannot use the branded "Dyneema" name because DSM is not our sole supplier. HMPE is not a play in words, its the what the material is, plain and simple. The grading of material is based on the supplier and all suppliers have different grades. No one on our side has ever stated that Rhino is SK90.
Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE, UHMW) is a subset of the thermoplastic polyethylene. Also known as high-modulus polyethylene, (HMPE), or high-performance polyethylene (HPPE), it has extremely long chains, with a molecular mass usually between 2 and 6 million u. The longer chain serves to transfer load more effectively to the polymer backbone by strengthening intermolecular interactions. This results in a very tough material, with the highest impact strength of any thermoplastic presently made.[1]
UHMWPE is odorless, tasteless, and nontoxic.[2] It is highly resistant to corrosive chemicals except oxidizing acids; has extremely low moisture absorption and a very low coefficient of friction; is self-lubricating; and is highly resistant to abrasion, in some forms being 15 times more resistant to abrasion than carbon steel. Its coefficient of friction is significantly lower than that of nylon and acetal, and is comparable to that of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE, Teflon), but UHMWPE has better abrasion resistance than PTFE.[3][4]