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190 relations: Acid, Acid strength, Adipic acid, Adiponitrile, Adipoyl chloride, Albert Augustine Ltd., Aliphatic compound, Alkane, American Chemical Society, Amide, Amine, Amorphous solid, Andrés Segovia, Aramid, Aromaticity, Base (chemistry), Benzene, Beta sheet, Bristle, Cadaverine, Caprolactam, Carbon, Carbon footprint, Carbonyl group, Carboxylic acid, Casting, Catgut, Celsius, Charles Stine, Chemical engineering, Chemical polarity, Christian Dior, Cis–trans isomerism, Coco Chanel, Color, Composite material, Condensation polymer, Cotton, Crystal, Crystallinity, Currency, Dalton (unit), Density, Diamine, Dicarboxylic acid, Diol, Dodecanedioic acid, Drawing (manufacturing), DuPont, DuPont Experimental Station, ... Expand index (140 more) »
- Dielectrics
- DuPont products
- Polyamides
- Products introduced in 1935
Acid
An acid is a molecule or ion capable of either donating a proton (i.e. hydrogen ion, H+), known as a Brønsted–Lowry acid, or forming a covalent bond with an electron pair, known as a Lewis acid.
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Acid strength
Acid strength is the tendency of an acid, symbolised by the chemical formula HA, to dissociate into a proton, H+, and an anion, A-.
Adipic acid
Adipic acid or hexanedioic acid is the organic compound with the formula (CH2)4(COOH)2. Nylon and Adipic acid are Commodity chemicals.
Adiponitrile
Adiponitrile is an organic compound with the chemical formula (CH2)4(CN)2.
Adipoyl chloride
Adipoyl chloride (or adipoyl dichloride) is the organic compound with the formula (CH2CH2C(O)Cl)2.
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Albert Augustine Ltd.
Albert Augustine Ltd. is the originator of and currently a manufacturer of nylon classical guitar strings.
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Aliphatic compound
In organic chemistry, hydrocarbons (compounds composed solely of carbon and hydrogen) are divided into two classes: aromatic compounds and aliphatic compounds (G. aleiphar, fat, oil).
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Alkane
In organic chemistry, an alkane, or paraffin (a historical trivial name that also has other meanings), is an acyclic saturated hydrocarbon.
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American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry.
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Amide
In organic chemistry, an amide, also known as an organic amide or a carboxamide, is a compound with the general formula, where R, R', and R″ represent any group, typically organyl groups or hydrogen atoms.
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Amine
In chemistry, amines are compounds and functional groups that contain a basic nitrogen atom with a lone pair.
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Amorphous solid
In condensed matter physics and materials science, an amorphous solid (or non-crystalline solid) is a solid that lacks the long-range order that is characteristic of a crystal.
Andrés Segovia
Andrés Segovia Torres, 1st Marquis of Salobreña (21 February 1893 – 2 June 1987) was a Spanish virtuoso classical guitarist.
Aramid
Aramid fibers, short for aromatic polyamide, are a class of heat-resistant and strong synthetic fibers. Nylon and Aramid are polyamides and synthetic fibers.
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Aromaticity
In organic chemistry, aromaticity is a chemical property describing the way in which a conjugated ring of unsaturated bonds, lone pairs, or empty orbitals exhibits a stabilization stronger than would be expected by the stabilization of conjugation alone.
Base (chemistry)
In chemistry, there are three definitions in common use of the word "base": Arrhenius bases, Brønsted bases, and Lewis bases.
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Benzene
Benzene is an organic chemical compound with the molecular formula C6H6. The benzene molecule is composed of six carbon atoms joined in a planar hexagonal ring with one hydrogen atom attached to each. Because it contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms, benzene is classed as a hydrocarbon. Benzene is a natural constituent of petroleum and is one of the elementary petrochemicals. Nylon and benzene are Commodity chemicals.
Beta sheet
The beta sheet (β-sheet, also β-pleated sheet) is a common motif of the regular protein secondary structure.
Bristle
A bristle is a stiff hair or feather (natural or artificial), either on an animal, such as a pig, a plant, or on a tool such as a brush or broom.
Cadaverine
Cadaverine is an organic compound with the formula (CH2)5(NH2)2.
Caprolactam
Caprolactam (CPL) is an organic compound with the formula (CH2)5C(O)NH. Nylon and Caprolactam are Commodity chemicals.
Carbon
Carbon is a chemical element; it has symbol C and atomic number 6.
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Carbon footprint
A carbon footprint (or greenhouse gas footprint) is a calculated value or index that makes it possible to compare the total amount of greenhouse gases that an activity, product, company or country adds to the atmosphere.
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Carbonyl group
For organic chemistry, a carbonyl group is a functional group with the formula, composed of a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom, and it is divalent at the C atom.
Carboxylic acid
In organic chemistry, a carboxylic acid is an organic acid that contains a carboxyl group attached to an R-group.
Casting
Casting is a manufacturing process in which a liquid material is usually poured into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to solidify.
Catgut
Catgut (also known as gut) is a type of cord that is prepared from the natural fiber found in the walls of animal intestines.
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Celsius
The degree Celsius is the unit of temperature on the Celsius temperature scale "Celsius temperature scale, also called centigrade temperature scale, scale based on 0 ° for the melting point of water and 100 ° for the boiling point of water at 1 atm pressure." (originally known as the centigrade scale outside Sweden), one of two temperature scales used in the International System of Units (SI), the other being the closely related Kelvin scale.
Charles Stine
Charles Milton Altland Stine (18 October 1882 – 28 May 1954) was a chemist and a vice-president of DuPont who created the laboratory from which nylon and other significant inventions were made.
Chemical engineering
Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production.
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Chemical polarity
In chemistry, polarity is a separation of electric charge leading to a molecule or its chemical groups having an electric dipole moment, with a negatively charged end and a positively charged end.
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Christian Dior
Christian Ernest Dior (21 January 1905 – 24 October 1957) was a French fashion designer and founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, Christian Dior SE.
Cis–trans isomerism
Cis–trans isomerism, also known as geometric isomerism, describes certain arrangements of atoms within molecules.
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Coco Chanel
Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel (19 August 1883 – 10 January 1971) was a French fashion designer and businesswoman.
Color
Color (American English) or colour (British and Commonwealth English) is the visual perception based on the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Composite material
A composite material (also called a composition material or shortened to composite, which is the common name) is a material which is produced from two or more constituent materials.
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Condensation polymer
In polymer chemistry, condensation polymers are any kind of polymers whose process of polymerization involves a condensation reaction (i.e. a small molecule, such as water or methanol, is produced as a byproduct).
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Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae.
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Crystal
A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions.
Crystallinity
Crystallinity refers to the degree of structural order in a solid.
Currency
A currency is a standardization of money in any form, in use or circulation as a medium of exchange, for example banknotes and coins.
Dalton (unit)
The dalton or unified atomic mass unit (symbols: Da or u) is a non-SI unit of mass defined as of the mass of an unbound neutral atom of carbon-12 in its nuclear and electronic ground state and at rest.
Density
Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is a substance's mass per unit of volume.
Diamine
A diamine is an amine with exactly two amino groups.
Dicarboxylic acid
In organic chemistry, a dicarboxylic acid is an organic compound containing two carboxyl groups.
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Diol
A diol is a chemical compound containing two hydroxyl groups (groups).
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Dodecanedioic acid
Dodecanedioic acid (DDDA) is a dicarboxylic acid with the formula.
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Drawing (manufacturing)
Drawing is a manufacturing process that uses tensile forces to elongate metal, glass, or plastic.
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DuPont
DuPont de Nemours, Inc., commonly shortened to DuPont, is an American multinational chemical company first formed in 1802 by French-American chemist and industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours.
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DuPont Experimental Station
The DuPont Experimental Station is the largest research and development facility of DuPont, located on the banks of the Brandywine Creek in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Dye
A dye is a colored substance that chemically bonds to the substrate to which it is being applied.
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Electrical resistance and conductance
The electrical resistance of an object is a measure of its opposition to the flow of electric current.
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Electrical resistivity and conductivity
Electrical resistivity (also called volume resistivity or specific electrical resistance) is a fundamental specific property of a material that measures its electrical resistance or how strongly it resists electric current.
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Electrode
An electrode is an electrical conductor used to make contact with a nonmetallic part of a circuit (e.g. a semiconductor, an electrolyte, a vacuum or air).
Encyclopædia Britannica
The British Encyclopaedia is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia.
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Euclidean plane
In mathematics, a Euclidean plane is a Euclidean space of dimension two, denoted \textbf^2 or \mathbb^2.
Extrusion
Extrusion is a process used to create objects of a fixed cross-sectional profile by pushing material through a die of the desired cross-section.
Fahrenheit
The Fahrenheit scale is a temperature scale based on one proposed in 1724 by the European physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736).
Feather
Feathers are epidermal growths that form a distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on both avian (bird) and some non-avian dinosaurs and other archosaurs.
Flame
A flame is the visible, gaseous part of a fire.
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Fluid
In physics, a fluid is a liquid, gas, or other material that may continuously move and deform (flow) under an applied shear stress, or external force.
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Food packaging
Food packaging is a packaging system specifically designed for food and represents one of the most important aspects among the processes involved in the food industry, as it provides protection from chemical, biological and physical alterations.
Formaldehyde
Formaldehyde (systematic name methanal) is an organic compound with the chemical formula and structure, more precisely.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.
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Fully fashioned stockings
Fully fashioned stockings (FFS), are stockings with characteristic reinforcements on the heel and top, a so-called keyhole at the back of the top, and a stitched back seam in between.
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Functional group
In organic chemistry, a functional group is a substituent or moiety in a molecule that causes the molecule's characteristic chemical reactions.
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Fused filament fabrication
Fused filament fabrication (FFF), also known as fused deposition modeling (with the trademarked acronym FDM), or filament freeform fabrication, is a 3D printing process that uses a continuous filament of a thermoplastic material.
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Gear
A gear or gearwheel is a rotating machine part typically used to transmit rotational motion and/or torque by means of a series of teeth that engage with compatible teeth of another gear or other part.
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Glass transition
The glass–liquid transition, or glass transition, is the gradual and reversible transition in amorphous materials (or in amorphous regions within semicrystalline materials) from a hard and relatively brittle "glassy" state into a viscous or rubbery state as the temperature is increased.
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Glass-filled polymer
Glass-filled polymer (or glass-filled plastic), is a mouldable composite material.
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Glock
Glock (stylized as GLOCK) is a brand of polymer-framed, short-recoil-operated, striker-fired, locked-breech semi-automatic pistols designed and produced by Austrian manufacturer Glock Ges.m.b.H. The firearm entered Austrian military and police service by 1982 after becoming the top performer in reliability and safety tests.
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Golden Gate International Exposition
The Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE) was a World's Fair held at Treasure Island in San Francisco, California, U.S. The exposition operated from February 18, 1939, through October 29, 1939, and from May 25, 1940, through September 29, 1940; it drew 17 million visitors to Treasure Island.
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Great Depression
The Great Depression (19291939) was a severe global economic downturn that affected many countries across the world.
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Hemp
Hemp, or industrial hemp, is a plant in the botanical class of Cannabis sativa cultivars grown specifically for industrial and consumable use.
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Herman E. Schroeder
Herman E. Schroeder (6 July 1915 – 28 November 2009) was a research director at DuPont, inventor of the first practical adhesive for bonding rubber to nylon for B29 bomber tires, and a pioneer in the development of specialty elastomers.
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Hermann Staudinger
Hermann Staudinger (23 March 1881 – 8 September 1965) was a German organic chemist who demonstrated the existence of macromolecules, which he characterized as polymers.
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Hexamethylenediamine
Hexamethylenediamine or hexane-1,6-diamine, is the organic compound with the formula H2N(CH2)6NH2.
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High-pressure chemistry
High-pressure chemistry is concerned with those chemical processes that are carried out under high pressure – pressures in the thousands of bars (100 kPa) or higher.
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Horst P. Horst
Horst P. Horst (born Horst Paul Albert Bormann; August 14, 1906 – November 18, 1999) was a German-American fashion photographer.
Hydrocarbon
In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon.
Hydrogen
Hydrogen is a chemical element; it has symbol H and atomic number 1.
Hydrogen bond
In chemistry, a hydrogen bond (or H-bond) is primarily an electrostatic force of attraction between a hydrogen (H) atom which is covalently bonded to a more electronegative "donor" atom or group (Dn), and another electronegative atom bearing a lone pair of electrons—the hydrogen bond acceptor (Ac).
Hydrogen cyanide
Hydrogen cyanide (formerly known as prussic acid) is a chemical compound with the formula HCN and structural formula. It is a highly toxic and flammable liquid that boils slightly above room temperature, at. HCN is produced on an industrial scale and is a highly valued precursor to many chemical compounds ranging from polymers to pharmaceuticals.
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Hydrolysis
Hydrolysis is any chemical reaction in which a molecule of water breaks one or more chemical bonds.
Hygroscopy
Hygroscopy is the phenomenon of attracting and holding water molecules via either absorption or adsorption from the surrounding environment, which is usually at normal or room temperature.
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Incineration
Incineration is a waste treatment process that involves the combustion of substances contained in waste materials.
Injection moulding
Injection moulding (U.S. spelling: injection molding) is a manufacturing process for producing parts by injecting molten material into a mould, or mold.
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Isophthalic acid
Isophthalic acid is an organic compound with the formula C6H4(CO2H)2.
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Jean Patou
Jean Patou (27 September 1887 – 8 March 1936) was a French fashion designer, and founder of the Jean Patou brand.
Julian W. Hill
Julian W. Hill (1904-1996) was an American chemist who helped develop nylon.
Kelvin
The kelvin, symbol K, is the base unit of measurement for temperature in the International System of Units (SI).
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Keratin
Keratin is one of a family of structural fibrous proteins also known as scleroproteins.
Kevlar
Kevlar (para-aramid) is a strong, heat-resistant synthetic fiber, related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora. Nylon and Kevlar are American inventions, DuPont products and synthetic fibers.
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Lamella (materials)
A lamella (lamellae) is a small plate or flake, from the Latin, and may also be used to refer to collections of fine sheets of material held adjacent to one another, in a gill-shaped structure, often with fluid in between though sometimes simply a set of 'welded' plates.
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Landfill
A landfill is a site for the disposal of waste materials.
Lead-acid battery
The lead-acid battery is a type of rechargeable battery first invented in 1859 by French physicist Gaston Planté.
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List of synthetic polymers
Some familiar household synthetic polymers include: Nylons in textiles and fabrics, Teflon in non-stick pans, Bakelite for electrical switches, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in pipes, etc.
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Lubricity
Lubricity is the measure of the reduction in friction and/or wear by a lubricant.
Lunar Flag Assembly
The Lunar Flag Assembly (LFA) was a kit containing a flag of the United States designed to be erected on the Moon during the Apollo program.
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Machine
A machine is a physical system that uses power to apply forces and control movement to perform an action.
Meat
Meat is animal tissue, often muscle, that is eaten as food.
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Melting
Melting, or fusion, is a physical process that results in the phase transition of a substance from a solid to a liquid.
Melting point
The melting point (or, rarely, liquefaction point) of a substance is the temperature at which it changes state from solid to liquid.
Military
A military, also known collectively as an armed forces, are a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare.
Molar mass
In chemistry, the molar mass (or molecular weight) of a chemical compound is defined as the ratio between the mass and the amount of substance (measured in moles) of any sample of the compound.
Molybdenum disulfide
Molybdenum disulfide (or moly) is an inorganic compound composed of molybdenum and sulfur.
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National Historic Chemical Landmarks
The National Historic Chemical Landmarks program was launched by the American Chemical Society in 1992 to recognize significant achievements in the history of chemistry and related professions.
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Neoprene
Neoprene (also polychloroprene) is a family of synthetic rubbers that are produced by polymerization of chloroprene. Nylon and Neoprene are American inventions, Dielectrics and DuPont products.
New York Herald Tribune
The New York Herald Tribune was a newspaper published between 1924 and 1966.
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Nomex
Nomex is a flame-resistant meta-aramid material developed in the early 1960s by DuPont and first marketed in 1967. Nylon and Nomex are DuPont products and synthetic fibers.
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Nylon 1,6
Nylon 1,6 (aka polyamide 1,6) is a type of polyamide or nylon. Nylon and nylon 1,6 are polyamides.
Nylon 11
Nylon 11 or Polyamide 11 (PA 11) is a polyamide, bioplastic and a member of the nylon family of polymers produced by the polymerization of 11-aminoundecanoic acid. Nylon and nylon 11 are polyamides.
Nylon 12
Nylon 12 is a nylon polymer with the formula n. It is made from ω-aminolauric acid or laurolactam monomers that each have 12 carbons, hence the name ‘Nylon 12’. Nylon and nylon 12 are polyamides.
Nylon 46
Nylon 46 (nylon 4-6, nylon 4/6 or nylon 4,6, PA46, Polyamide 46) is a high heat resistant polyamide or nylon. Nylon and nylon 46 are polyamides.
Nylon 6
Nylon 6 or polycaprolactam is a polymer, in particular semicrystalline polyamide. Nylon and Nylon 6 are plastics, polyamides and synthetic fibers.
Nylon 66
Nylon 66 (loosely written nylon 6-6, nylon 6/6, nylon 6,6, or nylon 6:6) is a type of polyamide or nylon. Nylon and nylon 66 are plastics, polyamides and synthetic fibers.
Nylon riots
The nylon riots were a series of disturbances at American stores created by a nylon stocking shortage.
Nylon rope trick
The nylon rope trick is a scientific demonstration that illustrates some of the fundamental chemical principles of step-growth polymerization and provides students and other observers with a hands-on demonstration of the preparation of a synthetic polymer.
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Nylon TMDT
Nylon TMDT (also known as Nylon 6-3-T) is a type of transparent nylon, useful where transparency and chemical resistance are required in the same application. Nylon and nylon TMDT are plastics and polyamides.
Oxygen
Oxygen is a chemical element; it has symbol O and atomic number 8.
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Parachute
A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag or, in a ram-air parachute, aerodynamic lift.
Parachute cord
Parachute cord (also paracord or 550 cord when referring to type-III paracord) is a lightweight nylon kernmantle rope originally used in the suspension lines of parachutes.
Patagonia, Inc.
Patagonia, Inc. is an American retailer of outdoor recreation clothing.
Paul Schlack
Paul Schlack (22 December 1897 – 19 August 1987) was a German chemist.
Peptide bond
In organic chemistry, a peptide bond is an amide type of covalent chemical bond linking two consecutive alpha-amino acids from C1 (carbon number one) of one alpha-amino acid and N2 (nitrogen number two) of another, along a peptide or protein chain.
Plastic
Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that use polymers as a main ingredient. Nylon and Plastic are Dielectrics and plastics.
Polyamide
A polyamide is a polymer with repeating units linked by amide bonds. Nylon and polyamide are Dielectrics and polyamides.
Polyamine
A polyamine is an organic compound having more than two amino groups.
Polyester
Polyester is a category of polymers that contain one or two ester linkages in every repeat unit of their main chain. Nylon and Polyester are Dielectrics and synthetic fibers.
Polymer
A polymer is a substance or material consisting of very large molecules linked together into chains of repeating subunits.
Polyphthalamide
Polyphthalamide (aka. PPA, High Performance Polyamide) is a subset of thermoplastic synthetic resins in the polyamide (nylon) family defined as when 55% or more moles of the carboxylic acid portion of the repeating unit in the polymer chain is composed of a combination of terephthalic (TPA) and isophthalic (IPA) acids. Nylon and Polyphthalamide are polyamides.
Polyurethane
Polyurethane (often abbreviated PUR and PU) refers to a class of polymers composed of organic units joined by carbamate (urethane) links. Nylon and Polyurethane are plastics.
Poncho
A poncho (punchu; pontro; "blanket", "woolen fabric") is a kind of plainly formed, loose outer garment originating in the Americas, traditionally and still usually made of fabric, and designed to keep the body warm.
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Protein
Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues.
Qiana
Qiana is a silky nylon fiber developed in 1962 at the DuPont Experimental Station by Stanley Brooke Speck. Nylon and Qiana are DuPont products and synthetic fibers.
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Random coil
In polymer chemistry, a random coil is a conformation of polymers where the monomer subunits are oriented randomly while still being bonded to adjacent units.
Ratio
In mathematics, a ratio shows how many times one number contains another.
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Rayon
Rayon, also called viscose and commercialised in some countries as sabra silk or cactus silk, is a semi-synthetic fiber, made from natural sources of regenerated cellulose, such as wood and related agricultural products. Nylon and Rayon are synthetic fibers.
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Remington Nylon 66
The Remington Nylon 66 was a rifle manufactured by Remington Arms from 1959 to 1989.
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Rheology
Rheology is the study of the flow of matter, primarily in a fluid (liquid or gas) state but also as "soft solids" or solids under conditions in which they respond with plastic flow rather than deforming elastically in response to an applied force.
Ring-opening polymerization
In polymer chemistry, ring-opening polymerization (ROP) is a form of chain-growth polymerization in which the terminus of a polymer chain attacks cyclic monomers to form a longer polymer (see figure).
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Room temperature
Room temperature, colloquially, denotes the range of air temperatures most people find comfortable indoors while dressed in typical clothing.
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Rope
A rope is a group of yarns, plies, fibres, or strands that are twisted or braided together into a larger and stronger form.
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Rotation
Rotation or rotational motion is the circular movement of an object around a central line, known as axis of rotation.
Royal Society of Chemistry
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is a learned society and professional association in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemical sciences".
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Salt (chemistry)
In chemistry, a salt or ionic compound is a chemical compound consisting of an assembly of positively charged ions (cations) and negatively charged ions (anions), which results in a compound with no net electric charge (electrically neutral).
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Sausage
A sausage is a type of meat product usually made from ground meat—often pork, beef, or poultry—along with salt, spices and other flavourings.
Science History Institute
The Science History Institute is an institution that preserves and promotes understanding of the history of science.
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Screw
A screw is an externally helical threaded fastener capable of being tightened or released by a twisting force (torque) to the head.
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Sebacic acid
Sebacic acid is a naturally occurring dicarboxylic acid with the chemical formula.
Shear stress
Shear stress (often denoted by, Greek: tau) is the component of stress coplanar with a material cross section.
Siemens (unit)
The siemens (symbol: S) is the unit of electric conductance, electric susceptance, and electric admittance in the International System of Units (SI).
Silk
Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles.
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Spandex
Spandex, Lycra, or elastane is a synthetic fiber known for its exceptional elasticity. Nylon and Spandex are synthetic fibers.
Specific strength
The specific strength is a material's (or muscle's) strength (force per unit area at failure) divided by its density.
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Spinneret (polymers)
A spinneret is a device used to extrude a polymer solution or polymer melt to form fibers.
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Sprue (manufacturing)
A sprue is a large diameter vertical channel through which liquid material is introduced into a mold.
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Spudger
A spudger (also known as a spludger, non-marring nylon black stick tool) is a tool that has a wide flat-head screwdriver-like end that extends as a wedge, used to separate pressure-fit plastic components without causing damage during separation.
Stocking
Stockings (also known as hose, especially in a historical context) are close-fitting, variously elastic garments covering the leg from the foot up to the knee or possibly part or all of the thigh.
Stress (mechanics)
In continuum mechanics, stress is a physical quantity that describes forces present during deformation.
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String trimmer
A string trimmer, also known by the portmanteau strimmer and the trademarks Weedwacker, Weed Eater and Whipper Snipper, is a garden tool for cutting grass, small weeds, and groundcover. Nylon and string trimmer are American inventions.
Sulfuric acid
Sulfuric acid (American spelling and the preferred IUPAC name) or sulphuric acid (Commonwealth spelling), known in antiquity as oil of vitriol, is a mineral acid composed of the elements sulfur, oxygen, and hydrogen, with the molecular formula.
Tent
A tent is a shelter consisting of sheets of fabric or other material draped over, attached to a frame of poles or a supporting rope.
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Terephthalic acid
Terephthalic acid is an organic compound with formula C6H4(CO2H)2. Nylon and Terephthalic acid are Commodity chemicals.
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Textile
Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, different fabric types, etc.
Thermal conductivity and resistivity
The thermal conductivity of a material is a measure of its ability to conduct heat.
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Thermoplastic
A thermoplastic, or thermosoftening plastic, is any plastic polymer material that becomes pliable or moldable at a certain elevated temperature and solidifies upon cooling.
Thin film
A thin film is a layer of material ranging from fractions of a nanometer (monolayer) to several micrometers in thickness.
Timbre
In music, timbre, also known as tone color or tone quality (from psychoacoustics), is the perceived sound quality of a musical note, sound or tone.
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Tire
A tire (North American English) or tyre (Commonwealth English) is a ring-shaped component that surrounds a wheel's rim to transfer a vehicle's load from the axle through the wheel to the ground and to provide traction on the surface over which the wheel travels.
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Toothbrush
A toothbrush is a special type of brush used to clean the teeth, gums, and tongue.
Trimethylhexamethylenediamine
Trimethylhexamethylenediamine is the name used to refer to a mixture of two isomers of trimethyl-1,6-hexanediamine.
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Twaron
Twaron (a brand name of Teijin Aramid) is a para-aramid, high-performance yarn. Nylon and Twaron are synthetic fibers.
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Ultimate tensile strength
Ultimate tensile strength (also called UTS, tensile strength, TS, ultimate strength or F_\text in notation) is the maximum stress that a material can withstand while being stretched or pulled before breaking.
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United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
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United States Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with environmental protection matters.
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Urban legend
Urban legends (sometimes modern legend, urban myth, or simply legend) is a genre of folklore concerning stories about an unusual (usually scary) or humorous event that many people believe to be true but largely are not.
Viscosity
The viscosity of a fluid is a measure of its resistance to deformation at a given rate.
Wallace Carothers
Wallace Hume Carothers (April 27, 1896 – April 29, 1937) was an American chemist, inventor, and the leader of organic chemistry at DuPont, who was credited with the invention of nylon.
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Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St.
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Waste-to-energy
Waste-to-energy (WtE) or energy-from-waste (EfW) is the process of generating energy in the form of electricity and/or heat from the primary treatment of waste, or the processing of waste into a fuel source.
Water
Water is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula.
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Watt
The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3.
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Wool
Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
11-Aminoundecanoic acid
11-Aminoundecanoic acid is an organic compound with the formula H2N(CH2)10CO2H.
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1939 New York World's Fair
The 1939–1940 New York World's Fair was a world's fair at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, United States.
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3D printing
3D printing or additive manufacturing is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model.
4,4'-Diaminodicyclohexylmethane
4,4'-Diaminodicyclohexylmethane is the name for organic compounds with the formula CH2(C6H10NH2)2.
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See also
Dielectrics
- Bakelite
- BoPET
- Corona ring
- Curie–von Schweidler law
- Dielectric
- Electret
- Electrical insulation paper
- Electrical tape
- Electrical treeing
- Formvar
- Friction tape
- Gate dielectric
- Glass
- Hemingray Glass Company
- Kapton
- Leyden jar
- Lichtenberg figure
- Liquid dielectrics
- Mica
- Neoprene
- Nylon
- Plasma pencil
- Plastic
- Poly(methyl methacrylate)
- Polyamide
- Polycarbonate
- Polycarbonates
- Polyester
- Polyethylene
- Polyimide
- Polymethylpentene
- Polypropylene
- Polytetrafluoroethylene
- Polyvinyl chloride
- Porcelain
- Quartz
- Rotational Brownian motion
- Rutilated quartz
- Sapphire
- Slate
- Soapstone
- Superinsulator
- Surface treatment of PTFE
- Titanium oxide
- UPILEX
- Universal dielectric response
- Yogo sapphire
DuPont products
- Corian
- DuPhos
- Duco
- Fabrikoid
- Freon
- GenX
- Kevlar
- Nafion
- Neoprene
- Nomex
- Nylon
- Polyoxymethylene
- Polytetrafluoroethylene
- Qiana
- Silverstone (plastic)
- Surface treatment of PTFE
- Tyvek
- Vespel
- Zytel
Polyamides
- AMSilk
- Alumide
- Aramid
- Cyamelide
- Nylon
- Nylon 1,6
- Nylon 11
- Nylon 12
- Nylon 46
- Nylon 6
- Nylon 66
- Nylon TMDT
- Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
- Polyamide
- Polyaspartic acid
- Polyglutamic acid
- Polyphthalamide
- Prepolymer
- Spider silk
- Urea-formaldehyde
- Zytel
Products introduced in 1935
- 955 acorn triode
- Aero (chocolate bar)
- Arrid
- Extra Strong Mints
- Garbage disposal unit
- Hostess Potato Chips
- Hummel figurines
- Inca Kola
- Jägermeister
- Kit Kat
- Kodachrome
- Magnetophon
- Minibrix
- Nesher Beer
- Nylon
- Orangina
- Paper shredder
- Preparation H
- Presidente
- Star Si 35
- Sterzing's Potato Chips
- Sugar Babies (candy)
- Titleist
- Wonderbra
References
Also known as Bri-Nylon, Ny-Lon (concept), Nylon (material), Nylon fiber, Nylon plastic, Nylon polymer, Nylon polymers.