nylon 6,6

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A durable, dyable nylon fiber formed from hexamethylenediamine and adipic acid. Nylon 6,6 was developed at DuPont in 1935. It is very similar in structure to nylon 6, a rival product created ny I.G. Farbenindustrie four years later, and the two types of polyamide fiber remain the most commonly used by the textile and plastics industries worldwide.
nylon 6,6
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024