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[[File:Image3_802554.jpg|thumb|Creslan Type 61, Acrylic]]
 
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[[File:71 Creslan68 200X.jpg|thumb|Creslan at 200x]]
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
[[File:71 Creslan68 200X.jpg|thumb|Creslan at 200x]]
 
 
[[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]].
  
[[[SliderGallery rightalign|creslan200m.jpg~SEM|creslan500m.jpg~SEM]]]
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[[[SliderGallery rightalign|creslan200m.jpg~SEM|creslan500m.jpg~SEM|CreslanTestfabrics.jpg~FTIR]]]
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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* Density = 1.17 g/ml
 
* Density = 1.17 g/ml
 
 
Sterling Fibers: [http://www.sterlingfibers.com/newwebpage.nsf/creslan?OpenPage Website]
 
 
 
  
 
== Comparisons ==
 
== Comparisons ==
  
 
[[media:download_file_48.pdf|Properties of Synthetic Fibers]]
 
[[media:download_file_48.pdf|Properties of Synthetic Fibers]]
 
==Additional Images
 
<gallery>
 
File:CreslanTestfabrics.jpg|Infrared spectrum of Creslan acrylic fiber
 
File:CreslanTestfabrics.jpg|Infrared spectrum of Creslan acrylic fiber
 
</gallery>
 
  
 
==Resources and Citations==
 
==Resources and Citations==
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* Sterling Fibers: [http://www.sterlingfibers.com/ Website]
  
 
* 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 12:44, 7 July 2022

Creslan Type 61, Acrylic
Creslan at 200x

Description

Creslan at 200x, polarized light

[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.

SEM

Creslan200m.jpg

SEM

Creslan500m.jpg

FTIR

CreslanTestfabrics.jpg


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

  • 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