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[[File:Image3_802554.jpg|thumb|Creslan Type 61, Acrylic]] | [[File:Image3_802554.jpg|thumb|Creslan Type 61, Acrylic]] | ||
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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[[File:71 Creslan68 200X pol.jpg|thumb|Creslan at 200x, polarized light]] | [[File:71 Creslan68 200X pol.jpg|thumb|Creslan at 200x, polarized light]] | ||
[Sterling Fibers] A registered trademark for a lightweight, strong, wrinkle resistant [[acrylic fiber|acrylic]]. Creslan is a copolymer of [[acrylonitrile]] with [[acrylamide resin|acrylamide]]. It was first sold in 1956 by American Cyanamid. Creslan is durable in [[solar radiation|sunlight]], exhibits resistance to [[acid|acids]] and most cleaning [[solvent|solvents]], but deteriorates in [[alkali|alkalis]]. | [Sterling Fibers] A registered trademark for a lightweight, strong, wrinkle resistant [[acrylic fiber|acrylic]]. Creslan is a copolymer of [[acrylonitrile]] with [[acrylamide resin|acrylamide]]. It was first sold in 1956 by American Cyanamid. Creslan is durable in [[solar radiation|sunlight]], exhibits resistance to [[acid|acids]] and most cleaning [[solvent|solvents]], but deteriorates in [[alkali|alkalis]]. | ||
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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* Density = 1.17 g/ml | * Density = 1.17 g/ml | ||
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== Comparisons == | == Comparisons == | ||
[[media:download_file_48.pdf|Properties of Synthetic Fibers]] | [[media:download_file_48.pdf|Properties of Synthetic Fibers]] | ||
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==Resources and Citations== | ==Resources and Citations== | ||
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 12 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 12 | ||
Latest revision as of 11:44, 7 July 2022
Description
[Sterling Fibers] A registered trademark for a lightweight, strong, wrinkle resistant acrylic. Creslan is a copolymer of Acrylonitrile with acrylamide. It was first sold in 1956 by American Cyanamid. Creslan is durable in sunlight, exhibits resistance to acids and most cleaning solvents, but deteriorates in alkalis.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Fiber X-54; Exlan
Physical and Chemical Properties
- Density = 1.17 g/ml
Comparisons
Properties of Synthetic Fibers
Resources and Citations
- Sterling Fibers: Website
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 12
- Rosalie Rosso King, Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985
- Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996
- Website: www.straw.com/sig/dyehist
- Richard S. Lewis, 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