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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
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For identification of Dacron fibers, see http://cameo.mfa.org/wiki/Category:FRIL:_Polyester
 
For identification of Dacron fibers, see http://cameo.mfa.org/wiki/Category:FRIL:_Polyester
 
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[[File:55 poly Dacron 200X.jpg|thumb|Dacron at 200x]]
[[File:55 poly Dacron 200X.jpg|thumb|Dacron]]
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[[File:55 poly Dacron 200X pol.jpg|thumb|Dacron at 200x polarized light]]
 
 
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
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[[[SliderGallery rightalign|DacronTestfabrics.jpg~FTIR|dacron200m.jpg~SEM|dacron500m.jpg~SEM]]]
 
[[[SliderGallery rightalign|DacronTestfabrics.jpg~FTIR|dacron200m.jpg~SEM|dacron500m.jpg~SEM]]]
  
== Other Properties ==
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== Risks ==
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* Difficult to ignite
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* Burns with a shiny, yellow-orange, sooty flame. 
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* Self-extinguishing
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==Physical and Chemical Properties==
  
Resistant to cold acids, weak alkalis, bleach and most organic solvents.  Degrades in strong alkalis, strong hot acids, cresol. Tenacity = 2.8-5.2  Elongation = 19-30%  Moisture regain = 0.4%
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* Resistant to cold acids, weak alkalis, bleach and most organic solvents.   
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* Degrades in strong alkalis, strong hot acids, cresol.  
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* Tenacity = 2.8-5.2   
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* Elongation = 19-30%   
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* Moisture regain = 0.4%
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
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! scope="row"| Melting Point
 
! scope="row"| Melting Point
| 250-260
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| 250-260 C
 
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! scope="row"| Density
 
! scope="row"| Density
| 1.38
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| 1.38 g/ml
 
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! scope="row"| Refractive Index
 
! scope="row"| Refractive Index
 
| 1.54, 1.72
 
| 1.54, 1.72
 
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== Hazards and Safety ==
 
 
Difficult to ignite.  Burns with a shiny, yellow-orange, sooty flame.  Self-extinguishing
 
 
== Additional Information ==
 
 
DuPont Dacron: [http://www.dupont.com/fiberfill/ Website]
 
  
 
== Comparisons ==
 
== Comparisons ==
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[[media:download_file_76.pdf|Properties of Synthetic Fibers]]
 
[[media:download_file_76.pdf|Properties of Synthetic Fibers]]
  
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
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==Resources and Citations==
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* DuPont: [https://www.dupont.com/fabrics-fibers-and-nonwovens.html Fabrics]
  
 
* Marjory L. Joseph, ''Introductory Textile Science'', Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Fort Worth, TX, 1986
 
* Marjory L. Joseph, ''Introductory Textile Science'', Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Fort Worth, TX, 1986
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* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
 
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
  
* Website address 1  Comment: AMOL reCollections Glossary at http://amol.org.au/recollections/7/d/htm
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* AMOL reCollections Glossary at http://amol.org.au/recollections/7/d/htm
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

Latest revision as of 13:56, 14 July 2022

Man's necktie
MFA# 2007.971

Description

[DuPont] A registered trademark for a Polyester fiber made of Polyethylene terephthalate. In 1951, Dacron®, along with Terylene in England, became the first commercially marketed polyester fiber. Dacron® is available as yarn, staple, and fiberfill. Polyester is durable, strong, and washes well. It has good resistance to bleaches, ketones, alcohols, soaps, detergents, and dry cleaning agents. Dacron® is also resistant to creasing, abrasion, heat aging, sunlight, and insect attack. It is used for clothing, curtains, belts, fire hoses, and filled products.

For identification of Dacron fibers, see http://cameo.mfa.org/wiki/Category:FRIL:_Polyester

Dacron at 200x
Dacron at 200x polarized light

Synonyms and Related Terms

polyester; polyethylene terephthalate; Terylene [ICI]; Fiber V;

FTIR

DacronTestfabrics.jpg

SEM

Dacron200m.jpg

SEM

Dacron500m.jpg


Risks

  • Difficult to ignite
  • Burns with a shiny, yellow-orange, sooty flame.
  • Self-extinguishing

Physical and Chemical Properties

  • Resistant to cold acids, weak alkalis, bleach and most organic solvents.
  • Degrades in strong alkalis, strong hot acids, cresol.
  • Tenacity = 2.8-5.2
  • Elongation = 19-30%
  • Moisture regain = 0.4%
Melting Point 250-260 C
Density 1.38 g/ml
Refractive Index 1.54, 1.72

Comparisons

Properties of Synthetic Fibers

Resources and Citations

  • Marjory L. Joseph, Introductory Textile Science, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Fort Worth, TX, 1986
  • Identification of Textile Materials, The Textile Institute, Manchester, England, 1985
  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 625
  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 7730