nylon

Summary

nylon is a group or class of chemical substances^[1]. nylon ranks in the top 0.85% of group_or_class_of_chemical_substances entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,189 views/month, #2 of 236).^[2]

Key Facts

• nylon's instance of is recorded as group or class of chemical substances^[3].
• nylon's instance of is recorded as type of polymer^[4].
• nylon is a type of polyamide^[5].
• nylon is part of nylon catabolic process^[6].
• nylon is part of nylon metabolic process^[7].
• nylon's Commons category is recorded as Nylon^[8].
• nylon comprises nylon 6^[9].
• nylon comprises nylon 66^[10].
• nylon's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1935^[11].
• nylon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nylon^[12].
• nylon's described by source is recorded as Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles^[13].
• nylon's described by source is recorded as National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan^[14].
• nylon's described by source is recorded as National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan^[15].
• nylon's ultimate tensile strength is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21062777', 'amount': '+50'}^[16].
• nylon's tensile modulus of elasticity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q53448922', 'amount': '+3'}^[17].
• nylon's thermal diffusivity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q26162546', 'amount': '+0.09'}^[18].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include group or class of chemical substances^[3] and type of polymer^[4]. nylon is a type of polyamide^[5].

Use and Application

Components include nylon 6^[9], a type of polymer^[19] and nylon 66^[10], a type of polymer^[20]. Part of include nylon catabolic process^[6] and nylon metabolic process^[7].

Why It Matters

nylon ranks in the top 0.85% of group_or_class_of_chemical_substances entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,189 views/month, #2 of 236).^[2] nylon has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] nylon is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]