Hollytex
Description
[Ahlstrom Advanced Filtration] A registered trademark for a fabric series made with white, nonwoven fibers, with options available using either polyester fibers or polyethylene fibers. Hollytex® is spunbonded from continuous filaments resulting in a strong, lint-free, lightweight fabric with no added binders or pigments. It is calendared to produce a very smooth surface. Hollytex is porous, but non-reactive, allowing moisture, vapors and liquids to pass through while effectively blocking particles. It is used as a support material, release paper, filtering agent, and interleaving paper. It is also used as a backing material for the 2-layer GORE-TEX® laminate.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Holytex; Holly-Tex
Other Properties
Has high tensile strength and high tear strength. Acid-free and non hygroscopic. Can be thermally and ultrasonically welded. Polyester is resistant to acids, oxidizing agents, solvents, rot and mildew. Dimensionally stable in all directions.
Forms and Sizes
Hollytex is sold in 60" wide rolls. Some products and thicknesses available are:
- 3491 : thickness = 1.5 mil
- 3257 : thickness = 2.5 mil
- 3221 : thickness = 2.8 mil
- 3335 : thickness = 4.7 mil
- 3265 : thickness = 5.3 mil
- 3261 : thickness = 6.5 mil
Applications for Storage Exhibit and Transport
- Lining, interleaving and as a release paper
- Support and backing
- Humidification, drying and flattening
- Barrier layer
Comparisons
Properties of Synthetic Fibers
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- AIC Wiki: Collaborative Knowledge Resource: http://www.conservation-wiki.com/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=Hollytex&go=Go
- Conservation Support Systems (Hollytex): http://www.conservationsupportsystems.com/product/show/hollytex/lining-fabrics
- NEDCC (Holly-Tex): http://www.nedcc.org/plam3/tleaf64.htm
- Conservation by design (Holytex): http://www.conservation-by-design.co.uk/papers/papers28.html
- PEL (Holytex): http://www.preservationequipment.com/372.html
- Marie Svoboda, Conservation Survey Index, unpublished, 1997