Polyvinylidene dinitrile fiber
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Description
A manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is any long chain synthetic polymer composed of at least 85% by weight of vinylidene dinitrile units (Federal Trade Commission definition). The generic name for these fibers is nytril.
Synonyms and Related Terms
poly(vinylidene dinitrile) fiber; polyvinylidene dinitrile fibre; nytril
Comparisons
Properties of Synthetic Fibers
Resources and Citations
- Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990
- J.Gordon Cook, Handbook of Textile Fibres:II Man-made Fibres, Merrow Publishing Co. , Durham, England