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Nylon is used for dresses and hosiery (nylon stockings and tights), raincoats, outdoor wear, carpets and drapes, in tyre cord, for seat belts and hoses, for parachutes, ropes, nets, thread, fishing line, dental floss, and much much more.
Nylon has a low melting point and so has to be warm washed and ironed at a low temperature.
The various synthetic polyamides (nylons) are usually distinguished from each other by names based on the number of carbon atoms contained in their building blocks. As with polyesters, polyamides are formed by step-growth polymerisation of monomers having two reactive groups. Here
the reactive functions are acids and amines. The monomers used may have their two reactive functions of the same chemical type (both acids or both amines) or of different types.
(Left and below) Strength and resistance to rotting make nylon a common choice for nets, fishing line, and rope.
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