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Nylon was invented at DuPont laboratories by Wallace Hume Carothers. He also invented neoprene. These inventions were made prior to WW 2 and helped greatly in the war effort. Neoprene being a synthetic rubber and nylon a replacement for silk. Japan was the leading producer of silk and for obvious reasons we could not buy it from them during the war. Nylon was invented on February, 28 1935 in Wilmington Delaware.
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∙ 14y agoNylon was invented on February 28, 1935 by Gerard J. Berchet of Wallace Carothers' research group at DuPont.
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∙ 9y agoNylon is a synthetic fiber that is made from petroleum products. It is similar in texture to natural silk. It was first seen by the public in the 1930s.
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∙ 14y agoNylon was created to replace silk because silk is so expensive and hard to get.
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∙ 14y agoDuring WWII, the DuPont company introduced America to nylon stockings, the beginning of the production and popularity of nylon.
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∙ 13y agoNY for New York and LON for London - NYLON
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∙ 13y agoIm ont sure but what I'm thinking is guitar
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A sentence for nylon?
The dog has a nylon leash.
How strong is nylon?
nylon is about as strong as a spider's silk
Is nylon organic?
yes, indeed Nylon is. Nylon is a substance or substances of negative balance and can only ever be Organic because of the elements inside the Nylon it's self.
Is nylon a metal?
Nylon is a synthetic polymer. It contains no metal.
Can you describe nylon for me?
nylon is a tough light waterproof material.. =/
When was Nylon Angel created?
Nylon Angel was created in 2004.
When was Natural Nylon created?
Natural Nylon was created in 1997.
When was Nylon Beat created?
Nylon Beat was created in 1995.
When was The Nylon Curtain created?
The Nylon Curtain was created on 1982-09-23.
What is the trade name for nylon?
Nylon IS the tradename. Nylon is the tradename created by Dupont for a generic fibre called Polyamide
What is a type of fabric created when nylon is blended with silk?
Organza
Did they use nylon to make uniforms during the civil war?
Not likely. Nylon is a generic name for artificial polymers created in 1938, by DuPont.
What the properties of nylon?
Nylon, first introduced to the U.S. public in 1939, was initially created as a replacement for silk. It was used in military supplies, such as parachutes and ropes, and domestically in the form of nylon stockings. Nylon is an extremely elastic and durable plastic and can also be used as an insulator. ho
What are the properties of nylon?
Nylon, first introduced to the U.S. public in 1939, was initially created as a replacement for silk. It was used in military supplies, such as parachutes and ropes, and domestically in the form of nylon stockings. Nylon is an extremely elastic and durable plastic and can also be used as an insulator. ho
What is the manufacture process of nylon fibre?
Nylon is created by combining chemicals that are extracted from raw materials such as coal. This was first produced by DuPont Company between the 1920s and 1930s.
Nylon is an example of what?
Nylon is a polyamide. There are two: nylon 6.6, which was invented by DuPont, and nylon 6, which was invented by BASF. DuPont had a patent on nylon 6.6 and wouldn't license it; BASF wanted to play in the polyamides market so they created a similar material using a different process. Of the two, nylon 6.6 has a higher melt point and is a little harder than nylon 6. Nylon 6.6 is a polymer of Hexamethylene diamine and Adipic acid (Hexadioic acid) both these compounds contain 6 carbon atoms each. so it is Nylon 6.6. (Which is true for nylon 6.6. Nylon 6 is polymerized caprolactam, so that's called Nylon 6 because caprolactam also has 6 carbon atoms.)
What are the major two types of nylon?
nylon 6 and nylon 66 are the two most briefly divided types of nylon.
