poly(acrylonitrile)

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poly(acrylonitrile)

(PAN)

Properties

Glass transition temperature: 85oC.

Melting temperature: 317oC.

Amorphous density at 25oC: 1.184 g/cm3.

Molecular weight of repeat unit: 53.06 g/mol.

Repeat Unit


C3H3N


PAN repeat unit

Description

Poly(acrylonitrile) is most commonly used in fiber form. Since it softens only slightly below its thermal degradation temperature, it must be processed by wet or dry spinning rather than melt spinning.

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