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Glossary

What is Melt-spinning?

Forcing a melted polymer through tiny holes and cooling it into a continuous filament, the way polyester and nylon are made.

This term in other languages

Arabicالغزل بالانصهار
FrenchFilage à l'état fondu
TurkishEriyikten eğirme

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How polyester and nylon are made, and why they behave differently from cotton

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