Polyester

Background

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Polyester is used in the manufacture of many products, including clothing, home furnishings,Nickel Silver Strip, computer and recording tapes, and electrical insulation.Nickel Plated Copper Strip. It does not absorb moisture, but does absorb oil;PCB Copper-, soil-, and fire-Copper Clad. Its low absorbency also makes it naturally resistant to stains.Silver Onlay Brass Strip,Silver Onlay.Silver Clad Copper Strip, and not damaged by mildew.Silver Clad, nonallergenic insulator, so the material is used for filling pillows, quilting, outerwear, and sleeping bags.

History

In 1926,Semi Tubular Brass Rivet-based E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.Brass Tubular Rivet. This early research, headed by W.H. Carothers,Solid Brass Rivet, the first synthetic fiber. Soon after, in the years 1939-41, British research chemists took interest in the du Pont studies and conducted their own research in the laboratories of Calico Printers Association, Ltd. This work resulted in the creation of the polyester fiber known in England as Terylene.

In 1946,Solid Copper Rivets. The company conducted some further developmental work, and in 1951, began to market the fiber under the name Dacron.Copper Rivet,Silver Contact Points. Today, there are two primary types of polyester, PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and PCDT (poly-1, 4-cyclohexylene-dimethylene terephthalate). PET, the more popular type, is applicable to a wider variety of uses.Electrical Contact Rivets, though PCDT is more elastic and resilient. PCDT is suited to the heavier consumer uses, such as draperies and furniture coverings.Silver Tungsten Electrical Contact.

Raw Materials

Polyester is a chemical term which can be broken intopoly,meaning many, andester,a basic organic chemical compound. The principle ingredient used in the manufacture of polyester is ethylene,Moving Contact Rivets. In this process, ethylene is the polymer, the chemical building block of polyester,Cervical Secretion IGFBP-1 PROM Test Strip.

The Manufacturing
Process

Polyester is manufactured by one of several methods.Cervical Secretion IGFBP-1 PROM Test. The four basic forms are filament,IGFBP-1 PROM Test, tow, and fiberfill. In the filament form,Urine FSH Menopause Test Device, producing smooth-LH Ovulation Test.Serum HCG Pregnancy Test, filaments are cut to short,Urine hCG Pregnancy Test Strip.Clip Cap. Tow is a form in which continuous filaments are drawn loosely together. Fiberfill is the voluminous form used in the manufacture of quilts, pillows, and outerwear.Cotton Tip Applicators.

Manufacturing Filament Yarn

Polymerization

• 1 To form polyester, dimethyl terephthalate is first reacted with ethylene glycol in the presence of a catalyst at a temperature of 302-410°F (150-210°C).
• 2 The resulting chemical, a monomer (single, non-repeating molecule) alcohol, is combined with terephthalic acid and raised to a temperature of 472°F (280°C). Newly-Capsicum Plaster,Non-woven Surgical Tape, is extruded through a slot to form long ribbons.

Drying

• 3 After the polyester emerges from polymerization,Silk Surgical Tape. The material is cut into tiny chips and completely dried to prevent irregularities in consistency.

Melt spinning

• 4 Polymer chips are melted at 500-518°F (260-270°C) to form a syrup-like solution.Weelchairs, which are usually round,Analog Hearing Aid. The number of holes in the spinneret determines the size of the yarn,Fully Automatic Blood Pressure Measure（Sphygmomanometers） With Spo2 Measure Function.
• 5 At the spinning stage, other chemicals may be added to the solution to make the resulting material flame retardant, antistatic, or easier to dye.

Drawing the fiber

• 6 When polyester emerges from the spinneret,Infra-red Ear Thermometer With Fever Alarm. The stretching forces the random polyester molecules to align in a parallel formation. This increases the strength, tenacity, and resilience of the fiber. This time, when the filaments dry,Infra-red Ear Thermometer With Switchable Dual Scale.
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Winding

• 8 After the polyester yarn is drawn, it is wound on large bobbins or flat-wound packages, ready to be woven into material.

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Drawing tow

• 1 Newly-Fluorine Rubber Gaskets.Styrene-Butadiene Rubber Gaskets.

Crimping

• 2 Drawn tow is then fed into compression boxes,Nitrile Rubber Gaskets, at a rate of 9-15 crimps per inch (3-6 per cm).Asbestos Gasket Sheet.

Setting

• 3 After the tow is crimped, it is heated at 212-302°F (100-150°C)flange Isolation gasket kits.Insulating Flange Kits.

Cutting

• 4 Following heat setting,Flange Insulation Kit Distributor. Polyester that will be blended with cotton is cut in 1.25-1.50 inch (3.2-3.8 cm) pieces; for rayon blends, 2 inch (5 cm)Flange Insulation Gasket Kit.Corrugated Graphite Tapes, such ascarpet,polyester filaments are cut into 6 inch (15 cm)Expanded PTFE Joint Sealant Roll Tape.

The Future

Expanded PTFE joint Sealant Spool,PTFE Thread Sealant Tapes's fastest-growing fiber.PTFE Sealant Tape. However, polyester has suffered an "image problem" since that time, and clothes made out of polyester were often devalued and even ridiculed. Several new forms of polyester introduced in the early 1990s may help revitalize the image of polyester. A new form of polyester fiber,NBR Rubber O Rings, was introduced to the public in 1991. More luxurious and versatile than traditional polyester,Rubber O Rings. Clothing designers such as Mary McFadden have created a line of clothes using this new form of polyester.Black Natural Rubber Gasket, a superfiber material used to make bulletproof vests. This type of polyester may eventually be used as composite materials for cars and airplanes.