（State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials,College of Material Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620,China)
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10.7502/j.issn.1674-3962.2012.10.06
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Aramid fiber, carbon fiber and ultra high molecular weight polyethylene fiber are known as high performance fibers in the world. Used as important base material in sophisticated weapons and have an extensive application prospect, they have been paid tremendous attention. Although have been developed to some extent, they are imported a lot for the reason that backward in level of scientific research and monopoly of foreign technology. To strengthen the research of high performance fibers is of vital strategic importance. We introduced practical applications and advantages of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber, such as excellent mechanical properties, excellent performance to resist chemical medium, impact and bullet, and made retrospect of its industrial development. We reviewed current research status of UHMWPE fiber, discussed the prospect and put forward some suggestion for the further development of UHMWPE fiber.