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polyacetal

chemical compound

Also known as: Celcon, Delrin, POM, acetal resin, polyoxymethylene

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In major industrial polymers: Polyacetal
Also called polyoxymethylene (POM) or simply acetal, polyacetal has the simplest structure of all the polyethers. It is manufactured in a solution process by anionic or cationic chain-growth polymerization of formaldehyde (H₂C=O), a reaction analogous to vinyl polymerization. By itself, the polymer is unstable…
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In polymer: Synthetic polymers
…materials with oxygen atoms are polyacetals. The simplest polyacetal is polyformaldehyde. It has a high melting point and is crystalline and resistant to abrasion and the action of solvents. Acetal resins are more like metal than are any other plastics and are used in the manufacture of machine parts such…
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