Properties of different manmade fibre

Properties Acetate Elastomeric Nylon Polyester Viscose

i. Polymer Secondary cellulose 85% segmented Polyhexa methylene diamine Polyethylene glycol Regenerated
acetate polyurethane and adipic acid terephthalate cellulose
ii. Dimension Short Long Short Short Short
iii. Approximate length 160 nm Un unavailable 90-140 nm 120-150nm 180nm
iv. Approximate thickness 2.3nm 0.7 nm 0.3 nm 0.6nm 0.8nm
v. Degree of
130 unavailable 50 to 80 115-140 175
polymerization
vi. Polymer system Very amorphous Extremely amorphous Very crystalline Extremely crystalline Very amorphous
vii. Amorphous region (%) 60 - 35-15 35-15 65-60
viii. Crystalline region (%) 40 - 65-85 65-85 35-40
ix. Tenacity Very weak Very weak Strong to very strong Strong to very strong Fair
x. Elastic plastic nature Plastic Extremely elastic Elastic More elastic than plastic Plastic
xi. Elongation and 2 5 10 15 20 5 10 20 50 2 5 10 15 20 2 4 5 8 10 2 3 10 15 20
corresponding
Elastic recovery (%) 94 73 39 27 23 100 100 100 95 100 98 90 82 75 97 95 87 89 77 82 52 40 34 30
xii. Moisture regain
percentage
 At 65% RH 6.5-9.0 % 0.4-1.3% 4.0-4.5% 0.1-0.3% 12-14%
 At 95% RH 13.0-16.0% Unavailable 6.0% 0.4% 25-30%
 At 100% RH 18% 3.0% 8.0% 0.4% 45%
xiii. Thermal properties Extremely heat Extremely heat
Heat sensitive Heat sensitive Heat sensitive
sensitive sensitive
xiv. Melting point 260˚c 230˚c 250-260˚c 250-260˚c Does not melt
xv. Decomposition begin Un available Un available 315˚c Un available 270˚c