UHMWPE FIBER, YARN AND ARTICLES THEREOF

The invention relates to a gel-spun fiber comprising an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), wherein the UHMWPE has an intrinsic viscosity (IV) of at least 4 dL/g and comprises at least 0.3 short chain branches per thousand total carbon atoms (SCB/1000TC), characterized in that the fiber further comprises between 0.1 and 10 parts by weight of carbon black based on 100 parts by weight of the amount of the polyethylene forming the fiber. The invention further relates to a yarn comprising at least 5 such gel-spun fibers as well as to articles comprising said fibers or yarns.