29710095
Descrição
Mapa Mental por Joseph Gianotti, atualizado more than 1 year ago
|
Criado por Joseph Gianotti
mais de 3 anos atrás
|
|
Stephanie Kwolek
- Stephanie earned a Bachelor of Science
degree with a major in chemistry from
Carnegie Mellon University.
- She began working at DuPont in 1946.
- There, she searched for a synthetic material to create a
fiber that was able to withstand extreme conditions
- Discovered that after being dissolved in solvent, aramid
polyamides could be spun into fibers of extraordinary
strength and stiffness
- The material was 5x stronger than steel, extremely
lightweight, and didn’t rust or corrode
- This fiber was patented in 1966—DuPont named it Kevlar
- This fiber was patented in 1966—DuPont named it Kevlar
- The material was 5x stronger than steel, extremely
lightweight, and didn’t rust or corrode
- Discovered that after being dissolved in solvent, aramid
polyamides could be spun into fibers of extraordinary
strength and stiffness
- There, she searched for a synthetic material to create a
fiber that was able to withstand extreme conditions
- She also discovered the family of synthetic
fibers: poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide
- Patented a method with her coworkers for
preparing PBO and PBT polymers
Anexos de mídia
Quer criar seus próprios Mapas Mentais gratuitos com a GoConqr? Saiba mais.