Melt spinning of reused nylon 6: Structure and physical properties of as-spun, drawn, and textured filaments

Journal of the Textile Institute

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 527-537

  Meyabadi, T Fattahi ^a   Mojtahedi, M R Mohaddes ^a   Shoushtari, S A Mousavi ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Draw texturing; Drawing; Mechanical properties; Nylon fibers; Recycling; Structure

Indexed keywords

DRAW-TEXTURING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; FIBER STRUCTURES; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING; NYLON FIBER; NYLON-6; PA-6 FIBER; POLYAMIDE 6; STRUCTURE AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; TEXTURED FILAMENTS; TEXTURED YARNS;

FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MELT SPINNING; NYLON TEXTILES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POLYAMIDES; POLYMERS; RAYON; RECYCLING; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; TEXTURING; WOOL; YARN;

SPINNING (FIBERS);

BUILDINGS; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MELT SPINNING; METAL DRAWING; NYLON; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POLYAMIDES; POLYMERS; RAYON; RECYCLING; TEXTILES; TEXTURE; WOOL; YARN;

DRAWING; FILAMENT; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MELT SPINNING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NYLON 6; NYLON FIBER; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TENSILE PROPERTY; TEXTURING; VISCOSITY;

EID: 77952414054     PISSN: 00405000     EISSN: 17542340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00405000802561085     Document Type: Article

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