| abstract |
An homogeneous blend of staple fibers, and a yarn, fabric, and article of clothing that provides unexpected arc properties; the homogeneous blend comprising 15 to 70 weight percent modacrylic fibers, 5 to 27 percent by weight weight percent para-aramid fibers; and 3 to 80 weight percent meta-aramid fibers, wherein 25 to 100 parts of the meta-aramid fibers contain 0.5 to 20 weight percent discrete uniform Dispersed carbon particles, and 0 to 75 parts of the meta-aramid fibers are free of discrete carbon particles, the homogeneous blend has a total content of discrete carbon particles of 0.1 to 3 weight percent. |