Characteristics
Nylon & Aramid
Polyester
Acrylic Modacrylic
Mystery
100
Do moths attack synthetic fibers
What is no
100
Trade names for Aramid
What is Normex and Kevlar
100
What is polyester made from
What is petroleum chips
100
Which acrylic is spun which way
What is orlon is dryspun and acrilan is wet spun
100
Which fiber is resistant to sunlight
What is acrylic
200
Drawbacks compared to natural fibers
What is static buildup, oil stains, and less absorbent
200
Inventor of nylon
What is Wallace H Carothers
200
Largest producer
What is dupont
200
Absorbency
What is low
200
Color Scavenger
What is Will pick up color if white and washed with a color white nylons must be washed alone
300
Why are synthetic fibers cold drawn?
What is to improve strength and crystallinity
300
Type of nylon
What is Quiana
300
Absorb adsorb or wicks
What is wicks
300
difference between Acrylic and Modacrylic
What is modacrylic has 35-84% weight by acrylonitrile units, acrylic is 85
300
Desirable characteristics of polyester
What is easy maintenance, wicking, dry fast, resilient, heat set
400
The end use of synthetic fibers will differ due to a variance in
What is cross sectional shape, polymer, spinning, & finishing
400
Definition of polyamide
What is more than one amide linkage connection
400
Undesirable characteristics of polyester
What is static buildup and pilling
400
Acrylic replaces
What is wool
400
What are space suits made out of
What is Aramid
500
Why do we cut filament fibers into Staple?
What is to blend with other fibers and make fibers more staple and improved.
500
Chemicals used to make Nylon
What is adipic acid and thexamethylene diamine
500
Why is polyester blended with natural fibers more often than nylon
What is more dyrable, wrinkle resistant, drys quickly.
500
Is acrylic or modacrylics elongation better
What is modacrylic
500
Why are synthetic fibers cold drawn?
What is to improve strength and crystallinity
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