Non-spun, short, acrylic polymer, fibers
US5434002A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2967
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A non-spun fiber of acrylic polymers, characterized by a pulp-like short fiber form of a thickness distribution of 0.1 to 100 .mu.m and a length distribution of 0.1 to 100 mm, and by irregular cross-sections in a plane taken perpendicular to the fiber axis and needle point-like ends similar to those of natural wood pulp fibers. The acrylic fiber of the present invention is made of an acrylonitrile homopolymer or copolymer consisting of a least 70% acrylonitrile (by weight) and at most 30% copolymerizable monomers (by weight) and having a viscosity average molecular weight between 10,000 to 600,000. The acrylic fiber according to the invention is further featured by the following physical properties: a degree of orientation of more than 80% based on X-ray diffraction pattern data, a tensile strength of 3 to 10 g/denier and an initial modulus of 30 to 100 g/denier, and absolutely no cylindrically-shaped filament trunks.
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