During the 1950’s, a fabric called acrylic was created by a company called DuPont in America. It was made of 85% of a synthetic fibre called acrylonitrile which was made up of small other chemicals. When it was exposed to light the acrylic turned yellow or brown. They had to make some small changes before they could manufacture it around America.
Today Acrylic is used a lot in the textile industry and is created in very big volumes; you can find it in many different variations like apparel including sweaters, fleece fabrics, and socks and in home furnishings such as furniture, carpet, blankets, and upholstery fabrics.
The acrylic fibres are very light and have a low absorbance of moisture. They keep the shape, they don’t get wrinkled so much and they don’t shrink.
When washing acrylic you should have around 40 Cº otherwise you can damage the fabric. But it handles acids, weak alkalis and organic materials. When you iron it you have to have a medium temperature.
Advantages are: handles many things, dries quickly, light, and handles chemicals well. Disadvantages are: burns easily, hard to pack it, bad heat resistance.
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