Nylon 4-6

Nylon 4-6

Nylon 4,6 - Poly(tetramethylene adipamide)

NAMES AND IDENTIFIERS OF POLYMER

POLYMER CLASS	Polyamide
COMMON NAMES	Polyamide 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 NAMES	1,4-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

Thermo-Physical Properties: Experimental / Literature Data

PROPERTY	UNIT	VALUE / RANGE	PREFERRED
Molar Volume V_m	mL mol^-1
Density ρ	g mL^-1	< 1.18
Solubility Parameter δ	MPa^1/2
Molar Cohesive Energy E_coh	J mol^-1
Glass Transition Temperature T_g	K	353	353
Molar Heat Capacity C_p	J (mol K)^-1
Entanglement Molecular Weight M_e	g mol^-1
Index of Refraction n	none

Thermo-Physical Properties: Calculated Data

PROPERTY	UNIT	VALUE / RANGE	PREFERRED
Molecular Weight of Repeat unit	g mol^-1	198.27
Van-der-Waals Volume V_vW	mL mol^-1	117.1
Molar Volume V_m	mL mol^-1	176 - 181	179
Density ρ	g mL^-1	1.10 - 1.13	1.11
Solubility Parameter δ	MPa^1/2	24.4 - 28.3	26.5
Molar Cohesive Energy E_coh	J mol^-1	108000 - 141000	126000
Glass Transition Temperature T_g	K	329 - 363	344
Molar Heat Capacity C_p	J (mol K)^-1	286 - 299	293
Entanglement Molecular Weight M_e	g mol^-1
Index of Refraction n	none	1.51 - 1.53	1.52

Last updated: November 29, 2019

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