It is provided that a multifilament and a braid that are capable of being processed into products in a wide range of temperature and are excellent in dimensional stability and abrasion resistance. A multifilament comprising 5 or more monofilaments, wherein the multifilament contains polyethylene having an intrinsic viscosity [] of 5.0 dL/g or more and 40.0 dL/g or less and substantially including ethylene as a repeating unit, and wherein a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value in a ratio of a diffraction peak intensity of orthorhombic crystal (200) plane to a diffraction peak intensity of orthorhombic crystal (110) plane in a monofilament cross section is 0.22 or less.

The invention provides for a method of manufacturing artificial turf (1000). The method includes creating a polymer mixture, such as polymer mixture (400), where the polymer mixture is at least a three-phase system. The polymer mixture includes a first polymer, a second polymer and a compatibilizer. The first polymer is a polyamide (PA) and the second polymer is a polyethylene (PE). The first polymer is included in an amount of 0.125 percent to 5 percent by weight, the second polymer is included in an amount of 60 percent to 97 percent by weight and the compatibilizer is included in an amount of 0.375 percent to 15 percent by weight. The first polymer and the second polymer are immiscible, and the first polymer forms polymer beads surrounded by the compatibilizer within the second polymer.

The present disclosure relates to a compact polymer gel consisting of disentangled ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (dis-UHMWPE), at least one nucleator, at least one filler and at least one fluid medium. The present disclosure also provides a process for the preparation of the compact polymeric gel and fibers from the compact polymeric gel of both low and high denier values. The fibers prepared in accordance with the present process have tensile strength ranging from 2.5 to 13 GPa, tensile modulus ranging from 100 to 270 GPa.

To provide a monofilament of PA4, which has a low density. The monofilament of polyamide 4 in an embodiment of the present invention has a density of 1.230 g/cm.sup.3 or less. A method for producing a monofilament of polyamide 4 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: melt-extruding polyamide 4; and cooling a melted and extruded matter of the polyamide 4 obtained by the melt-extruding process, at ?10? ? C. or lower by using a nonpolar solvent.

A method for forming porous fibers is provided. The fibers are formed from a thermoplastic composition containing a continuous phase, which includes a matrix polymer, and a nanoinclusion additive that is at least partially incompatible with the matrix polymer so that it becomes dispersed within the continuous phase as discrete nano-scale phase domains. The method generally includes traversing a bundle of the fibers over one or more draw bars that are in contact with a fluidic medium (e.g., water). In certain embodiments, for example, the draw bar(s) are submerged in the fluidic medium. The fluidic medium is lower than the melting temperature of the matrix polymer.

A polyester material including a composite having a carbon nanostructure, which comprises carbon element, from 0.5 to 4 wt % of a first non-carbon non-oxygen element substance, and from 0 to 4 wt %, of a second non-carbon non-oxygen element. The first non-carbon non-oxygen element is selected from the group consisting of P, Si, Ca, Al and Na; the second non-carbon non-oxygen element is any one selected from the group consisting of Fe, Ni, Mn, K, Mg, Cr, S or Co, or a combination of at least two selected therefrom. The G peak and D peak of the carbon element in the Raman spectrum has a peak height ratio of 1-20 in the composite having a carbon nanostructure.

A machine for producing synthetic threads comprises at least one extruder station and at least one controller, further comprising a cooling liquid system for cooling at least one controller, the cooling liquid system comprising at least one cooling member having a cooling liquid channel for the passage of a cooling liquid and being in heat transfer contact with at least a part of the electrical components of a controller.

The present invention relates to a monofilament with a segmented pie structure formed by conjugated spinning of degradable polymers and non-degradable polymers, a hernia mesh having improved flexibility and biocompatibility, and a preparation method of the monofilament. More specifically, the hernia mesh of the present invention having improved flexibility and biocompatibility is prepared using the monofilament obtained by conjugated spinning of degradable polymers and non-degradable polymers into a segmented pie form, to control it to be gradually degraded in the body, whereby the stiffness of the early stage is removed, and thereby the foreign body sensation is also removed.

The present invention relates to improved polypropylene fibers and methods for producing the same as well as uses of such polypropylene fibers for the production of fiber cement products. The present invention further relates to fiber cement products, such as flat or corrugated fiber cement sheets, comprising the polypropylene fibers of the present invention. The fiber cement products of the present invention have an improved impact resistance as compared to fiber cement products not containing the polypropylene fibers of the present invention.

The invention relates to a process for the production of spunbonded nonwoven and a device for the production of spunbonded nonwoven, wherein, in the process, a spinning mass is extruded through a plurality of nozzle holes to form filaments, the filaments are drawn in the extrusion direction, precipitated at least partially by being subjected to a coagulation air stream comprising a coagulation liquid and deposited to form the spunbonded nonwoven. To establish a process which permits a cost-efficient and simple adjustment of the air permeability of the spunbonded nonwoven, it is suggested that the air permeability of the spunbonded nonwoven is adjusted on the basis of at least one parameter of the coagulation air stream in that the actual air permeability of the spunbonded nonwoven is measured, the difference between the actual air permeability and a predefined target air permeability is determined and the at least one parameter of the coagulation air stream is changed as a function of the determined difference.