Akzo Nobel N.v.

Diolen Industrial Fibers B.v.

Acordis Industrial Fibers Bv

Hendrik Middeljans

Anton Peter De Weijer

Bastiaan Krins

Herman M Heuvel

Eric Heuveling

Johannes A Juijn

Jannes Veurink

Johannes Frederik Boer

Johannes Frederick Boer

Christiaan J Maria

Christiaan J Van Den Heuvel

A method is provided for spinning a multifilament thread from a thermoplastic material, including the steps of extruding the melted material through a spinneret with a plurality of spinneret holes into a filament bundle with a plurality of filaments, winding the filaments as thread after solidifying, and cooling the filament bundle beneath the spinneret, whereby in a first cooling zone the gaseous cooling medium is directed in such a way that it flows through the filament bundle transversely, the cooling medium leaving the filament bundle practically completely on the side opposite the inflow side, and in a second cooling zone beneath the first cooling zone, the filament bundle being cooled further essentially through self-suction of the gaseous cooling medium surrounding the filament bundle.

Spinning method

Process for preparing polyketone fibres

Multifilament yarn, monofilament, or film, formed at least substantially of polyethylene naphthalate, has a strength of at least 400 MN/tex and a DSC melting point of at least 292.degree. C., where the DSC melting point is measured on a sample quantity of 2.5 mg at a heating rate of 20.degree. C. per min. For production, melted polyethylene naphthalate is extruded from a multi-hole spinneret, the filaments or film, solidified by cooling, are/is withdrawn at a rate of 500 to 10,000 m/min, where the filaments or film are/is subjected to a draw-down B of 40 to 25,000 from the spinneret output to the first withdrawal element. The polymer used may contain at least 85% by weight polyethylene naphthalate and have a melt flow index of 3 to 26.

Process of making multifilament yarn, monofilament or film of

Multifilament yarn, monofilament, or film, formed at least substantially of polyethylene naphthalate, has a strength of at least 400 mN/tex and a DSC melting point of at least 292.degree. C., where the DSC melting point is measured on a sample quantity of 2.5 mg at a heating rate of 20.degree. C. per min. For production, melted polyethylene naphthalate is extruded from a multi-hole spinneret, the filaments or film, solidified by cooling, are/is withdrawn at a rate of 500 to 10,000 m/min, where the filaments or film are/is subjected to a draw-down B of 40 to 25,000 from the spinneret output to the first withdrawal element. The polymer used may contain at least 85% by weight polyethylene naphthalate and have a melt flow index of 3 to 26.

Multifilament yarn of polyethylene naphthalate and method for producing

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