Flow Chart of Nylon 66 Fiber Manufacturing Process

Nylon-6.6:

There are several types of “nylon” polymers. The most widely utilized polyamides in commerce are type nylon 66 and nylon 6. Nylon-6.6 fiber is spun from polyhexamethylene adipamide, a polyamide made by condensation of hexamethylene diamine and adipic acid. Flow Chart of Nylon 66 Fiber Manufacturing Process is as follows:

NH2-(CH2)6-NH2+ HOOC-(CH2)4-COOH   →    –NH-(CH2)6-CONH-(CH2)4-CO–

…………HMD               Adipic acid                                               Nylon-6.6


Nylon 66 is frequently used when high mechanical strength, rigidity, good stability under heat, and/or chemical resistance are required. It is used in fibers for textiles and carpets and molded parts. It is also used as zip ties, conveyor belts, hoses, etc. Nylon 66 is also a popular guitar nut material. The manufacturing flow chart of Nylon 66 fiber is given below.

Flow Chart of Nylon 66 Fiber Manufacturing Process
Nylon 66 Fiber

Flowchart of Nylon-6.6 Fiber Manufacturing

Hexamethylene diamine + Adipic acid

Mixing tank

Evaporator

Reactor

Autoclave

Melt spinning

Drawing

Texturization

The production process of nylon 66 fiber:  

Nylon 66 could synthesize by using a polycondensation reaction. The simplest polycondensation for making nylon 66 is the reaction of a diamine and a diacid:

Polycondensation reaction: In the production of nylon 66 polymer adipic acid and hexamethylenediamine are used. During polymerization, the diamine and the diacid each donate 6 carbons to the polymer chain. Therefore the polymer formed in this reaction is called nylon 66. As with other regular copolymers like polyesters and polyurethanes, the repeating unit consists of one of each monomer.

Melt spinning: Two-step melt spinning, comprised of spinning and drawing, is considered to be the conventional method to manufacture nylon filaments. After melting, filtering, and deaerating, the molten polymer is extruded through a spinneret into a chamber where the melt solidifies into a filament form.

Drawing: When the molten polyester gets solid and gets converted into filament. It has little molecular orientation, and its slight birefringence is. The desired orientation of molecule and degree of crystallinity is improved by drawing the filaments.

Author of this Article
Muhammad Ibrahim Khalilullah
Department of Textile Engineering
Daffodil International University
Email: [email protected]

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