Creslan
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Description
[Sterling Fibers] A registered trademark for a lightweight, strong, wrinkle resistant fiber acrylic fiber. Creslan is a copolymer of acrylonitrile with resin acrylamide. It was first sold in 1956 by American Cyanamid. Creslan is durable in radiation sunlight, exhibits resistance to acids and most cleaning solvents, but deteriorates in alkalis.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Fiber X-54; Exlan
| Density | 1.17 |
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Additional Information
Sterling Fibers: Website
Comparisons
Properties of Synthetic Fibers
Additional Images
Creslan
Infrared spectrum of Creslan acrylic fiber
Infrared spectrum of Creslan acrylic fiber
Authority
- G.S.Brady, 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 address 1, Website address 1 Comment: 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