• Great tensile strength due to their manufacturing method 
• good creep strength due to the properties of the belt fibres (e.g. low rigidity)
• Good power/footprint ratio
• Reduced tension, good lateral stability
• More subject to centrifugal force
• Reasonable lifespan (good fatigue and wear resistance)
• Different types of belts are available:
  • Super HC series (3V, 5V and 8V: Regular belts and 3Vx, 5Vx and 8Vx: Ventilated belts)
  • Gates Hi-Power II series (A, B, C, D and E: Regular V-Belts and Ax, Bx, Cx, Dx and Ex: Ventilated V-Belts)
  • Light duty series (2L, 3, 4L, & 5L: Light duty V-Belt)
  • Double V-Belt — cross section

Ventilated belts 

• Combine the advantages of flat and trapezoidal belts
• Compared to flat belts, the contact surface is increased, thus reducing the radial tension
• Compared to trapezoidal belts, they are more flexible and better ventilated
• Types of belts available:
  • Gates Hi-Power II series (A, B, C, D and E: Regular V-Belts and Ax, Bx, Cx, Dx and Ex: Ventilated V-Belts)

Timing belts 

• For a constant speed ratio, they have the same characteristics as the gears
• Speeds up to 80 m/s and power up to 200 kW
• Types of belts available:
  • Not standard (timing belts and metric timing belts)