Does higher break strength mean that it will last longer?
#12 nylon net will have a break strength of about 116 pounds. A rolled up of sheet of newspaper will have a break strength of about 240 pounds. Yet, the #12 Nylon net will last much longer. Why? The newspaper will quickly disintegrate in the sun and the rain, so nobody makes batting cages out of paper! This example is intentionally extreme, but what does this mean? Only that you can’t assume that a net with higher “initial” break strength will last longer than a product with a lower break strength. Similarly, some batting cage materials absorb water (nylon for instance), some don’t. Some materials resist the adverse effects of direct sunlight better than others, some breakdown very quickly in direct sun light. If all netting was made out of the exact same material, break strength would be an important factor in determining how long a net would last, but its not. A net’s initial break strength isn’t always related to its functional break strength. A batting cage will fail will it’s brea
