Materials | Fire-Dex

Material Selection Guide

Fire-Dex garments allow you to get the most out of your fire gear by offering a wide variety of outershells, thermal liners and moisture barriers.

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ARMOR™ AP

Lightweight, flexible and strong. Content - 80% NOMEX®/KEVLAR® (40/60) blend spun yarn with 20% KEVLAR® filament yarn. Material Weight - 6.5oz/yd2. Twill weave.

Gold
Black
Khaki

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Outer Shell

AGILITY™

A new fabric offering ease of movement with TenCate Enforce Technology. Content - KEVLAR® / NOMEX® / PBO blend. Material Weight - 6.6 oz/yd2. Twill weave.

Light Gold
Dark Gold
Black/Gold

ARMOR™ AP

Lightweight, flexible and strong. Content - 80% NOMEX®/KEVLAR® (40/60) blend spun yarn with 20% KEVLAR® filament yarn. Material Weight - 6.5oz/yd2. Twill weave.

Gold
Black
Khaki

GEMINI™ XT

Great strength, thermal stability, and superior abrasion resistance. Content - 60% KEVLAR® /40% PBI®. Material Weight - 7.5oz/yd2. Plain weave reinforced with high strength filament.

Gold
Black

KOMBAT™ FLEX

Light yet strong, greater ease of movement and more flexibility. Content - 70% PBI® /KEVLAR® blend spun yarn with 30% KEVLAR® filament yarn. Material Weight - 6.9oz/yd2. Twill weave.

Gold
Black

NOMEX^® IIIA

Proven Economical Protection. Content - 93% NOMEX®, 5% KEVLAR®, 2% Anti-Static blend spun yarn. Material Weight - 7.5 oz/yd2. Plain weave.

Yellow
Tan
Black
White
Red
Navy

PBI MAX^® 6oz

Extremely flexible, lighter weight, and strong. Content - 70% PBI®/ KEVLAR® blend spun yarn with 30% KEVLAR® filament yarn. Material Weight - 6.0oz/yd2. Twill weave.

Gold
Black

PBI MAX^® 7oz

Extremely flexible, lighter weight, and strong. Content - 70% PBI®/ KEVLAR® blend spun yarn with 30% KEVLAR® filament yarn. Material Weight - 7.0oz/yd2. Twill weave.

Gold
Black

PIONEER™

A new, innovative, lightweight twill weave with TenCate Enforce Technology. Content - KEVLAR®/ NOMEX®. Material Weight - 6.6 oz/yd2. Twill weave.

Gold
Khaki
Yellow
Black

Thermal Liners

DEFENDER™ M ELITE NP

Face Cloth : LENZING FR®/Aramid/Nylon blend spun yarn, plain weave. Available in brass.
Batting : 1 layer aramid needle punch
Total Weight : 7.0 oz/yd²
DEFENDER™ M SL2i

Face Cloth : LENZING FR®/Para-aramid/Nylon blend spun yarn, plain weave. Available in camo.
Batting : 2 layers of NOMEX® non-woven spunlace
Total Weight : 7.8 oz/yd²
GLIDE ICE™ 2-LAYER

Face Cloth : 60% NOMEX® filament yarn with 40% NOMEX®/LENZING FR® blend spun yarn, twill weave
Batting : 2 layers of NOMEX® E89™ spunlace (1 layer each of 2.3 and 1.5 oz/yd2)
Total Weight : 7.4 oz/yd²
Milliken^® ResQ™ 8001

Face Cloth : 100% spun Nomex®
Batting : 2 layers of spunlace E-89

Total Weight : 7.1 oz/yd²
OMNIQuilt^®

Face Cloth : Woven Nomex® fabric
Batting : Hydro-entangled nonwoven fabric composed of Basofil®, meta-aramid, and para-aramid fibers
Total Weight : 6.2 oz/yd²
Q-8™

Face Cloth : Meta-aramid, FR modacrylic (spun)
Batting : Aramid, FR rayon, needle-punch, non-woven
Total Weight : 8.0 oz/yd²
QUANTUM 3D™ SL2i

Face Cloth : KEVLAR® filament yarn with LENZING FR®/KEVLAR®/Nylon spun yarn, check weave
Batting : NOMEX®/KEVLAR® blend non-woven spunlace (1 layer 2.3 oz/ yd² with waffle design and 1 layer 1.5 oz/yd²)
Total Weight : 7.7 oz/yd²
QUANTUM 4I™ SL2i

Face Cloth : KEVLAR® filament yarn with LENZING FR®/KEVLAR®/Nylon spun fibers, check weave
Batting : Two layers of aperture PBI®G2™ spun lace
Total Weight : 7.0 oz/yd²
TITANIUM™

Face Cloth : Filament Nomex® and COOLDERM™ technology
Batting : 2-layer, spun lace
Total Weight : 7.7 oz/yd2

Moisture Barriers

STEDAIR^® 3000

Substrate : NOMEX® non-woven spun lace
Film : Bi-component ePTFE membrane
Total Weight : 5.2 oz/yd2
Supplier Warranty : 3 years
STEDAIR^® 4000

Substrate : NOMEX® non-woven pajama check
Film : Bi-component ePTFE membrane
Total Weight : 5.5 oz/yd2
Supplier Warranty : 4 years
STEDAIR^® GOLD

Substrate : PBI®/NOMEX® blend non-woven spun lace
Film : Bi-component ePTFE membrane
Total Weight : 5.2 oz/yd2
Supplier Warranty : 4 years
CROSSTECH^® BLACK

Substrate : NOMEX® fabric woven from spun fibers (pajama check)
Membrane: Enhanced bicomponent GORE™ ePTFE film
Total Weight : 4.7 oz/yd2
Supplier Warranty : 5 years
CROSSTECH^® 3-Layer

Substrate : NOMEX® fabric woven from spun fibers (pajama check on front, proprietary weave on back)
Membrane: Enhanced bicomponent GORE™ ePTFE film
Total Weight : 7.0 oz/yd2
Supplier Warranty : 7 years