Nylon

Nylon

1. What is Nylon?

   • It is a artificial fabric.
   • It is made from petroleum products.
   • It is light weighted, great tensile strength, durability and is resistant to damage.
   • It can be very sensitive to heat.

2. What is Nylon used for?

   • It is used for making fishing nets, ropes, parachutes and different types of cords.
   • It is used for making materials, in the textile industry.
   • Crinkled nylon fibres are used for making elastic hosiery.
   • It is used as plastic for making machine parts.
   • It is blended with wool, to increase it's strength.

3. What is Nylon made out of?

   • It is made out of two chemical compounds.
     • Hexanedioxyl dichloride
     • Diaminohexane

4. History of Nylon

   • It was developed in the 1930's, as an alternative to silk.
   • During World War Two, nylon became unavailable to the local consumers, because it was extensively used.
   • Nylon was invented by Wallace Carothers.

5. Facts and Information about Nylon

   • It is the second most used fibre in the USA.
   • It is versatile and very easy to make.

6. The molecules in Nylon

   • Is it made using a technique called Ring Opening Polymerization.
   • The cyclic shaped molecule is opened and flattened.

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