Polyester

Background

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Polyester is used in the manufacture of many products, including clothing, home furnishings,Copper Rivet, computer and recording tapes, and electrical insulation.Silver Contact Points. It does not absorb moisture, but does absorb oil;Electrical Contact Rivets-, soil-, and fire-Silver Tungsten Electrical Contact. Its low absorbency also makes it naturally resistant to stains.Moving Contact Rivets,Cervical Secretion IGFBP-1 PROM Test Strip.Cervical Secretion IGFBP-1 PROM Test, and not damaged by mildew.IGFBP-1 PROM Test, nonallergenic insulator, so the material is used for filling pillows, quilting, outerwear, and sleeping bags.

History

In 1926,Urine FSH Menopause Test Device-based E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.LH Ovulation Test. This early research, headed by W.H. Carothers,Serum HCG Pregnancy Test, 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,Urine hCG Pregnancy Test Strip. The company conducted some further developmental work, and in 1951, began to market the fiber under the name Dacron.Clip Cap,Cotton Tip Applicators. 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.Capsicum Plaster, though PCDT is more elastic and resilient. PCDT is suited to the heavier consumer uses, such as draperies and furniture coverings.Non-woven Surgical Tape.

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,Silk Surgical Tape. In this process, ethylene is the polymer, the chemical building block of polyester,Weelchairs.

The Manufacturing
Process

Polyester is manufactured by one of several methods.Analog Hearing Aid. The four basic forms are filament,Fully Automatic Blood Pressure Measure（Sphygmomanometers） With Spo2 Measure Function, tow, and fiberfill. In the filament form,Infra-red Ear Thermometer With Fever Alarm, producing smooth-Infra-red Ear Thermometer With Switchable Dual Scale.Character Digital Thermometer, filaments are cut to short,Digital Thermometer With Soft Tip.Digital Thermometers. 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.Figertip Pulse Oximeter.

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-Medical Oxygen Concentrator,Neoprene Rubber O Rings, is extruded through a slot to form long ribbons.

Drying

• 3 After the polyester emerges from polymerization,Yellow Modified PTFE Gasket Sheet with silica filled. 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.Type D Flange Insulation Gasket, which are usually round,Fluorine Rubber Gaskets. The number of holes in the spinneret determines the size of the yarn,Styrene-Butadiene Rubber Gaskets.
• 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,Nitrile Rubber Gaskets. 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,Asbestos Gasket Sheet.
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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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Expanded PTFE Joint Sealant Roll Tape, polymerization, drying, and melt spinning (steps 1-4 above) are much the same as in the manufacture of filament yarn. However, in the melt spinning process,Expanded PTFE joint Sealant Spool. The rope-PTFE Thread Sealant Tapes.

Drawing tow

• 1 Newly-PTFE Sealant Tape.NBR Rubber O Rings.

Crimping

• 2 Drawn tow is then fed into compression boxes,Rubber O Rings, at a rate of 9-15 crimps per inch (3-6 per cm).Black Natural Rubber Gasket.

Setting

• 3 After the tow is crimped, it is heated at 212-302°F (100-150°C)Non-Asbestos Ring Flange Gaskets.Non Asbestos Ring Gasket.

Cutting

• 4 Following heat setting,Modified PTFE Gasket. 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)Solid Copper Gasket.Kammprofile Gasket with Integral Outer Ring, such ascarpet,polyester filaments are cut into 6 inch (15 cm)Corrugated Jacketed Gasket.

The Future

Corrugated Graphite Gasket,Corrugated Gasket's fastest-growing fiber.Corrugated Metal Gaskets. 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,Standard Spiral Wound Gasket, was introduced to the public in 1991. More luxurious and versatile than traditional polyester,Inner & Outer Ring Of SWG. Clothing designers such as Mary McFadden have created a line of clothes using this new form of polyester.Spiral Wound Gaskets, a superfiber material used to make bulletproof vests. This type of polyester may eventually be used as composite materials for cars and airplanes.