Felt has a distinctive
place in the world of materials, but often an inexact rating system.
Felt permeates our daily lives, yet is quite unobtrusive in use --rarely
spectacular to the eye or consciousness. Perhaps this is why felt
is sometimes overlooked in engineering and design calculations. Engineers
have been known to specify metal, plastic, rubber or leather when the proper
quality felt would accomplish the job as well or better and at much less
cost.
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Felt
- Does not ravel or fray
Felt
- May be hard enough to turn
on a lathe or soft enough to
be sewn
Felt
- Because of its homogeneous
structure, it remains
unchanged in physical
properties as it wears
Felt
- Is highly oil absorbent and
uncompromised by continued
oil saturation
Felt
- Has considerable resiliency.
A high-quality felt can be
compressed and released
thousands of times without
permanent deformation
Felt
- Possesses excellent qualities
of insulation against cold,
heat, sound and vibration |
