Outer Shell Material Comparison Chart

	Nomex	Nomex/ Kevlar	Basofil/ Kevlar	P84/ Kevlar	PBI/ Kevlar	PBI Matrix	Millenia
Colors	Yellow, Black, Tan, Red, Blue or White	Khaki, Yellow, Cobalt Blue, Black or Rust	Gold or Black	Gold or Black	Gold or Black	Gold or Black	Gold
Primary Fabric Mill	PGI Difco	PGI Difco	PGI Difco	PGI Difco	PGI Difco	Safety Compo-nents	Southern Mills
Approx. Weight	7.5 oz.	7.5 oz.	7.5 oz.	7.5 oz.	7.5 oz	7.5 oz	7.5 oz
Strength After UV	Very Good	Very Good	Good	Very Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent
TPP Factor	Good	Very Good	Excellent	Very Good	Good	Good	Fair
Strength After TPP	Poor	Good	Fair	Good	Very Good	Excellent	Excellent
Tensile Strength	Very Good	Very Good	Good	Very Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent
Tear - Trap Strength	Very Good	Very Good	Good	Very Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent
Abrasion Resistance	Very Good	Very Good	Good	Very Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent
Degradation Temperature	700° F	900° F	1000° F	1000° F	1200° F	1200° F	1300° F
Cut Resistance	Good	Excellent	Very Good	Excellent	Very Good	Excellent	Excellent
Thermal Damage Tolerance	Poor	Good	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Cost	$	$$	$$	$$	$$$	$$$	$$$
AKA	*Brigade, Defender, AtEase, Genesis, Synergy	*Crusader, Advance, Duralite, Fusion	*Gladiator, OMNI 45	*P84/ Kevlar - Exclusive Outershell to Fire-Dex Inc.	*Guardian, Kombat	PBI w/Matrix Techno-logy	Zylon/ Technora Blend, PBO

*Bold represents PGI Difco trade names and current Fire-Dex offering
  Scale: Poor, Fair, Good, Very Good, Excellent

Thermal Liner Material Comparison Chart

Fire-Dex Product Code	Q	A	C	Z	B	D
Manufacturer	Difco	Difco	Southern Mills	Difco	Difco	Difco
Batting	100% Meta-Aramid (Nomex)	100% Para-Aramid (Kevlar)	100% Para-Aramid (Kevlar)	3-layer E-89	1-layer spunlaced Basofil	2-layer spunlaced Basofil
Face Cloth & Color	Blue Calandered Nomex 3.25 oz.	Teal Calandered Nomex 3.25 oz.	Platinum Filament & Spun Nomex	Grey Calandered Nomex 3.25 oz.	Black Calandered Nomex 3.25 oz.	Black Calandered Nomex 3.25 oz.
Total Weight	9.0 oz.	7.5 oz.	7.9 oz.	7.8 oz.	4.9 oz.	6.5 oz.
TPP Factor	Excellent	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Fair	Good
THL Factor	Fair	Very Good	Good	Very Good	Excellent	Very Good
Wicking Ability	Excellent	Excellent	Very Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Ease of Don & Doff	Very Good	Very Good	Excellent	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good
Ease of Bending	Fair	Good	Good	Very Good	Excellent	Very Good
AKA/Similar Product	*XLT, Q9, Isolator™	*Xtralite™, Aralite™, Dunean, Chambray	*Caldura™, Glide II™	*XE389 E89,	*Heat Block 1 BL	*Heat Block 2 BL

*Bold Represents PGI Difco Trade Names and current Fire-Dex offering.
  Scale: Poor, Fair, Good, Very Good, Excellent

Moisture Barrier Material

Crosstech® Moisture Barrier = Fire-Dex "X"

Substrate:	Nomex® IIIA Pajama Check
Weight:	5.0 osy. - 0.2 osy.
Thermal Insulation (TPP):	Good
Total Heat Loss (THL):	Excellent
Thermal Stability:	Excellent
Water Proofness after Heat Exposure:	Excellent
Tear Resistance:	Good
Abrasion Resistance:	Excellent
Hydrostatic Resistance:	Excellent

Stedair® 3000 Moisture Barrier = Fire-Dex "T"

Substrate:	Dupont E89
Weight:	5.0 osy. - 0.2 osy.
Thermal Insulation (TPP):	Excellent
Total Heat Loss (THL):	Very Good/Excellent
Thermal Stability:	Excellent
Water Proofness after Heat Exposure:	Excellent
Tear Resistance:	Excellent
Abrasion Resistance:	Excellent
Hydrostatic Resistance:	Very Good

Stedair® 2000 Moisture Barrier = Fire-Dex "M"

Substrate:	Dupont E89
Weight:	5.0 osy. - 0.2 osy.
Thermal Insulation (TPP):	Excellent
Total Heat Loss (THL):	Very Good/Excellent
Thermal Stability:	Very Good
Water Proofness after Heat Exposure:	Very Good
Tear Resistance:	Excellent
Abrasion Resistance:	Good
Hydrostatic Resistance:	Very Good