SOVIET-BLOC DEVELOPMENT OF SYNTHETIC FIBERS

Abstract

Man-made fiber developments in the Soviet bloc are discussed in relation to Western achievments. At least three of the fibers - Enant, a nylon 7; Ftorlon, a fluorine-containing copolymer; and Vinitron, a combination of nitrocellulose with chlorinated polyvinyl chloride - have no counterparts in the United States or Great Britain. Other fibers, such as Nitron, Lavsan,Anid, Steelon, and Khlorin, are so closely related to Orlon, Dacron, nylon 66, nylon 6, and Pe Ce respectively that the degree of originality in their development cannot be ascertained. East German experimental work on hollow fibers and the conjectural Latvian use of 2-methylpiperazine for the preparation of new polyamides show the possible contribution of the satellite countries to the total Soviet effort. The Russian scientific clmate is discussed to show the increasing effort in the field of new synthetic fibers that may be expected from Russia in the future.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0262942

Entities

People

  • Eric R. Stone
  • L. I. Weiner
  • R. C. Laible

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkenes
  • Biomedical And Dental Materials
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Dacron
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanics
  • Plastics
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Polymeric Films
  • Resins
  • Synthetic Fibers
  • Textiles
  • United States

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Polymer Science and Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space