NOMEX® na KEVLAR® bụ aromatic polyamides ma ọ bụ aramids nke DuPont mepụtara. Okwu aramid na-enweta site na okwu aromatic na amide (aromatic + amide), nke bụ polymer nwere ọtụtụ njikọ amide na-emeghachi na yinye polymer. Ya mere, a na-ekewa ya n'ime otu polyamide.
Ọ nwere opekata mpe 85% nke njikọ amide ya na mgbanaka aromatic jikọtara ya. Enwere isi ụdị aramids abụọ, nke a na-ekewa dị ka meta-aramid, na para-aramid na nke ọ bụla n'ime otu abụọ a nwere ihe dị iche iche metụtara ihe owuwu ha.