The story of artificial silk

Bibliographic data

Monograph

Identifikator:: 1765923751

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-146069

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Casson, Herbert Newton http://d-nb.info/gnd/118814435

Title:: The story of artificial silk

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: Efficiency Magazine

Year of publication:: [1928]

Scope:: xiii S., S. 17 - 130

Digitisation:: 2021

Collection:: Economics Books

Usage license:: Get license information via the feedback formular.

Chapter

Document type:: Monograph

Structure type:: Chapter

Title:: How artificial silk is made

Collection:: Economics Books

THE STORY OF ARTIFICIAL SILK i ——- that we can find for these spindle-shaped wood cells. There are four different processes at present in the making of Artificial Silk :— (x) Viscose. (2) Cuprammonium. (3) Nitrocellulose. (4) Cellulose-Acetate. The first is the most universal process, but the last—acetate, is now being rapidly developed. Acetate silks are finer and better for hard wear. They stand washing better. They can be boiled in all kinds of detergent liquors. When wetted, they lose only half their strength, and are as strong as ever when dry. They are the closest imitation of real silk. They are superior in lustre, softness, warmth of handle and non-creasability. They are best for fabrics of the crepe-de-chine type. They burn like real silk, leaving a cinder, while viscose silks burn like cotton, leaving only a fine white ash. The moisture in acetate silks ranges from Hho

Access restriction

Copyright

fullscreen: The story of artificial silk

Monograph

Chapter

Table of contents

Download

Monograph

Chapter

This page

Image fragment

Citation links

Citation recommendation