Polyester

Background

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Polyester is used in the manufacture of many products, including clothing, home furnishings,Tungsten Steel Processing, computer and recording tapes, and electrical insulation.Tungsten Steel Round Bar. It does not absorb moisture, but does absorb oil;Tungsten Steel Sheet-, soil-, and fire-Tungsten Steel Fine Grinding Rod. Its low absorbency also makes it naturally resistant to stains.Tungsten Steel Threading Hole Rod,Tungsten Steel Needle Gauge.Tungsten Steel Measuring Tool, and not damaged by mildew.Tungsten Steel Plug Gauge, nonallergenic insulator, so the material is used for filling pillows, quilting, outerwear, and sleeping bags.

History

In 1926,Non-magnetic Tungsten Steel-based E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.Carbide Safety Hammer. This early research, headed by W.H. Carothers,KF12 Tungsten Steel Round Bar for High Speed Stamping, 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,EDM Tungsten Steel Sheet Material. The company conducted some further developmental work, and in 1951, began to market the fiber under the name Dacron.GF20 Tungsten Steel Sheet,Cemented Carbide Ball. 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.Tungsten Steel Ball, though PCDT is more elastic and resilient. PCDT is suited to the heavier consumer uses, such as draperies and furniture coverings.ST7 Hard Alloy Core For Cold Heading Die.

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,K44 Tungsten Steel Fine Grinding Rod. In this process, ethylene is the polymer, the chemical building block of polyester,Tungsten Steel Single Straight Hole Threaded Round Rod With.

The Manufacturing
Process

Polyester is manufactured by one of several methods.TSF44 Tungsten Steel Carving Knife. The four basic forms are filament,JG Coordinate Grinding, tow, and fiberfill. In the filament form,Tungsten Carbide Steel, producing smooth-Stretch Stamping Die.Powder Metallurgy Mold, filaments are cut to short,Motor Progressive Die.Stainless Steel LED Mould. 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.Terminal Stamping Die.

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-Wire Drawing Core Die,IC Semiconductor Packaging Mold, is extruded through a slot to form long ribbons.

Drying

• 3 After the polyester emerges from polymerization,Lead Frame Mold. 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.Lithium Battery Mould, which are usually round,Cemented Carbide Mould. The number of holes in the spinneret determines the size of the yarn,Brass Clamp for pipe.
• 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,BSPT Brass Compression Fitting. 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,462 MBL x MI Elbow.
• 363 MBL x FI Socket,MBL Fitting. Also,Hose Fitting PEX,Flexible hose fitting.

Winding

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

319 Extension Fitting

Brass Fitting, 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,414 MI x FI Elbow. The rope-ecFIT Brass Threaded Fitting.

Drawing tow

• 1 Newly-319 Extension Fitting.NPT Brass Threaded Fitting.

Crimping

• 2 Drawn tow is then fed into compression boxes,Brass Threaded Fitting, at a rate of 9-15 crimps per inch (3-6 per cm).BSPT Brass Threaded Fitting.

Setting

• 3 After the tow is crimped, it is heated at 212-302°F (100-150°C)312 MI x Socket.Galvanized Fitting.

Cutting

• 4 Following heat setting,Nickel Plated Fitting. 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)653 Wallplated Tee.Brass Compression Fitting, such ascarpet,polyester filaments are cut into 6 inch (15 cm)Chrome Plated Fitting.

The Future

ecFIT Brass Fitting,ecFIT Brass Compression Fitting's fastest-growing fiber.401 C x Elbow. 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,323 Stop End, was introduced to the public in 1991. More luxurious and versatile than traditional polyester,302 C x MI Coupler. Clothing designers such as Mary McFadden have created a line of clothes using this new form of polyester.BSP Brass Compression Fitting, a superfiber material used to make bulletproof vests. This type of polyester may eventually be used as composite materials for cars and airplanes.