Conductive textile

[5] Substrates typically include cotton, polyester, nylon, and stainless steel to high performance fibers such as aramids and PBO.

Straddling the worlds of textiles and wires, conductive fibers are sold either by weight or length, and measured in denier or AWG.

The sport of fencing employs lamés, jackets made of conductive textiles, to detect hits in competitions.

One major use is by Micro Coax's ARACON fiber built on a KEVLAR base, and used for shielding cabling in air- and spacecraft and other speciality purposes where light weight, high strength, and high-frequency shielding is imperative.

Another more recent use is in the production of 'stun gun' or Taser-proof clothing, where the conductive textile forms a flexible Faraday cage in a layer of the garment.