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BS-000004

Acrylic yarn

A ball of acrylic yarn is available to take pieces from for characterization on various instruments.

Available

Material Details

Material class
Polymer
Composition
Acrylic
Physical form
Fiber

Preparation And Use

Preparation
FTIR: challenging to cover the ATR window completely, pay attention to how fibers are clamped to optimize signal/noise ratio.
SEM: since acrylic is non-conductive, it should be sputter coated in gold or viewed in low vacuum mode.

Find The Sample

BS-000004-A CAB-01 / BIN-03

Images And Characterization

Acrylic yarn ball available to cut samples from
Acrylic yarn ball available to cut samples from Instrument: Camera
Microscope image extracted from brightfield-2d.rep.
Microscope image extracted from brightfield-2d.rep. Instrument: DSX1000 Observation mode: Brightfield (BF) Field width: 6.462 mm
Microscope image extracted from darkfield-2d.rep.
Microscope image extracted from darkfield-2d.rep. Instrument: DSX1000 Observation mode: Darkfield (DF) Field width: 6.462 mm
Microscope image extracted from mix-2d.rep.
Microscope image extracted from mix-2d.rep. Instrument: DSX1000 Observation mode: Mixed brightfield and darkfield (MIX) Field width: 6.462 mm
Microscope image extracted from oblique-2d.rep.
Microscope image extracted from oblique-2d.rep. Instrument: DSX1000 Observation mode: Oblique (OBQ) Field width: 6.462 mm
Microscope image extracted from brightfield-3d.rep.
Microscope image extracted from brightfield-3d.rep. Instrument: DSX1000 Observation mode: Brightfield (BF) Field width: 6.354 mm
ATR-FTIR spectrum acquired on the Nicolet iS5.
ATR-FTIR spectrum acquired on the Nicolet iS5. Instrument: Nicolet iS5 Sampling mode/accessory: ATR (attenuated total reflectance) Signal: Absorbance Spectral range: 400.036–4000.001 cm⁻¹ Resolution: 1 cm⁻¹ Scans: 32 sample / 32 background Download spectrum data (JCAMP-DX)
Uncoated acrylic fibers in low vacuum mode
Uncoated acrylic fibers in low vacuum mode Instrument: Phenom XL SEM
Gold coated acrylic fibers in high vacuum
Gold coated acrylic fibers in high vacuum Instrument: Phenom XL SEM
Higher magnification view of acrylic fiber, gold coated, high vacuum
Higher magnification view of acrylic fiber, gold coated, high vacuum Instrument: Phenom XL SEM
SED image of acrylic fibers
SED image of acrylic fibers Instrument: Phenom XL SEM

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