ARP Rod - Aramid Reinforced Plastic Rod Manufacturers and
Suppliers in India
Polyrod is a specialist ARP rod manufacturer in India, producing Aramid Reinforced Plastic (ARP) Rod - a lightweight, high-strength reinforcing member designed for use in Optical Fiber Cables (OFC). ARP Rod combines the excellent tensile strength of aramid fibres with a polymer matrix to provide mechanical reinforcement while maintaining flexibility and low weight, giving cable manufacturers a strength member that performs where conventional glass-fibre rod is too heavy or too rigid for the design.
As a trusted Aramid Reinforced Plastic Rod supplier, our ARP Rod helps provide tensile strength, dimensional stability and protection against mechanical stresses during cable manufacturing, installation and service. Its lightweight construction makes it suitable for compact, high-fiber-count cable designs where space and weight are important considerations - a growing requirement as OFC networks move toward smaller, denser cable builds.
Key Benefits:
- High tensile strength with low weight
- Excellent flexibility and bending performance
- Provides mechanical reinforcement to OFC
- Suitable for compact and high-density cable designs
- Good dimensional stability
- Easy to process during cable manufacturing
- Available in different sizes and specifications as per cable design requirements
As a specialist fiber optic cable raw material supplier, our ARP Rod serves as a central strength member for optical fiber cables - particularly in applications like ADSS aerial cables, micro-duct and high-fiber-count cables, and other compact, lightweight cable designs where minimising weight and maximising flexibility alongside strength is the priority.
Product Specification Table
| S.No. |
Properties |
Unit |
Specification |
Test Method |
| 1 |
Appearance |
- |
Smooth, free from harmful cracks |
Visual |
| 2 |
Aramid Content |
% |
68 ± 2 |
By Weight |
| 3 |
Bare Diameter Stability |
mm |
≤ 0.03 |
Micrometer |
| 4 |
Ovality |
mm |
< 0.03 |
Micrometer |
| 5 |
Unit Weight |
gm/m |
0.25 ≤ 0.05 |
By Weight |
| 6 |
Tensile Strength |
MPa |
≥ 1500 |
ASTM D 3916 |
| 7 |
Tensile Modulus |
GPa |
≥ 65 |
ASTM D 3916 |
| 8 |
Elongation at Break |
% |
≥ 2.5 |
ASTM D 3916 |
| 9 |
Min. Bending Diameter at 25°C |
mm |
16 x Diameter of Rod |
Mandrel Bend |
| 10 |
Moisture Content |
% |
< 2.0 |
Oven, 150°C at 30 min |
| 11 |
Heat Stress (Min. Bending Radius) at 80°C for 24 hrs
|
mm |
50 x Diameter of Rod |
ASTM D 696 |
| 12 |
EAA Coating Thickness (as per customer requirement)
|
microns |
40 ± 20 |
Micrometer |
| 13 |
Length |
Kms |
As per customer requirement |
Counter Meter |
Specifications above are for reference only. For customised dimensions
and coatings, contact our team for a tailored quotation.