Nylon 4-6
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Nylon 4,6 - Poly(tetramethylene adipamide) 
 

NAMES AND IDENTIFIERS OF POLYMER

POLYMER CLASS Polyamide
COMMON NAMESPolyamide 4-6, Poly(tetramethylene adipamide)
STRUCTURE BASED NAME Poly(iminotetramethyleneiminoadipoyl),
ACRONYMS PA4-6, Nylon 4,6
CAS # 50327-22-5
CurlySMILES N{-}C(=O)CCCCC(=O)NCCCC{n+}
 

IDENTIFIERS OF MONOMER(S)

CAS #
COMMON NAMES1,4-diaminobutane + adipic acid
SMILES OC(=O)CCCCC(=O)O.NCCCCN
Std. InChI 1S/C6H10O4/c7-5(8)3-1-2-4-6(9)10/h1-4H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10).1S/C4H12N2/c5-3-1-2-4-6/h1-6H2
Std. InChIKey WNLRTRBMVRJNCN-UHFFFAOYSA-N.KIDHWZJUCRJVML-UHFFFAOYSA-N
STRUCTURE
Nylon 6-10
 

Thermo-Physical Properties: Experimental / Literature Data

PROPERTYUNITVALUE / RANGEPREFERRED
Molar Volume VmmL mol-1  
Density ρg mL-1 < 1.18 
Solubility Parameter δMPa1/2   
Molar Cohesive Energy EcohJ mol-1   
Glass Transition Temperature TgK 353353
Molar Heat Capacity CpJ (mol K)-1   
Entanglement Molecular Weight Meg mol-1   
Index of Refraction nnone   
 

Thermo-Physical Properties: Calculated Data

PROPERTY UNIT VALUE / RANGE PREFERRED
Molecular Weight of Repeat unitg mol-1 198.27
Van-der-Waals Volume VvWmL mol-1 117.1
Molar Volume VmmL mol-1 176 - 181179
Density ρg mL-1 1.10 - 1.131.11
Solubility Parameter δ MPa1/2 24.4 - 28.326.5
Molar Cohesive Energy EcohJ mol-1 108000 - 141000126000
Glass Transition Temperature TgK 329 - 363344
Molar Heat Capacity CpJ (mol K)-1 286 - 299293
Entanglement Molecular Weight Meg mol-1   
Index of Refraction nnone 1.51 - 1.531.52

  Last updated: November 29, 2019

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