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Moisture Barrier Materials

Moisture Barrier

CROSSTECH® 2-Layer

(Globe #4)

This moisture barrier has earned a well-deserved reputation for being the best in the world. As the inventors of liquid resistant and breathable PTFE films, W.L. Gore & Associates have spent three decades improving this ciritical technology. Widely recognized for being the most protective and the most breathable, Globe recommends CROSSTECH® moisture barrier above all others.

Substrate : NOMEX® fabric woven from spun fibers
Film : Enhanced bi-compoonent ePTFE membrane
Total Weight : 5.0 oz2
Supplier : W.L. Gore & Associates
Attributes :
  • The best liquid resistant and breathable moisture barrier
  • Thin and flexible
  • The most breathable

GORE RT7100™

(Globe #D)

For those who need premium performance at a value price, GORE™ RT7100 moisture barrier provides an excellent alternative. Utilizing their years of experience in ePTFE technology, W.L. Gore & Associates developed an alternative barrier consisting of a membrance laminated to a non-woven NOMEX™ substrate. This combination delivers thermal stability, waterproof perfomance and a high level of breathability. If you can't afford CROSSTECH® moisture barrier, this is the moisture barrier to buy.

Substrate: NOMEX® non-woven spunlace
Film: Bi-component ePTFE membrane
Total Weight: 4.0 oz/yd2
Supplier: W.L. Gore & Associates
Attributes:
  • Better liquid resistance, breathable moisture barrier
  • Lightweight and flexible

CROSSTECH® 3-Layer

(Globe #F)

For those who want the highest durability in the most rigorous situations, CROSSTECH® 3-layer moisture barrier provides the best durability/tHl/tPP combinations possible.

Top Substrate : NOMEX® fabric woven from spun fibers (pajama check)
Bottom Substrate : NOMEX® fabric woven from spun fibers (patent pending)
Film : Enhanced bi-compoonent ePTFE membrane
Total Weight : 7.0 oz2
Supplier : W.L. Gore & Associates
Attributes :
  • Most durable flex and abrasion resistance
  • Best durability/THL/TPP combinations

* NFPA defined "common liquids": Battery acid [37% sulfuric], ASTM Ref. Fuel C [unleaded gasoline surrogate], hydraulic fluid [phosphate-ester], aqueous film-forming foam [AFFF], and swimming pool chlorine solution [65% free CI].