Abstract:
A process for producing brilliant thermostable polyamide-imide fibers and such fibers so produced, such process comprising extruding an N-methylpyrrolidone solution of a polymer having a structure characterized by the following linkages:
B. amide linkages of the formula:
C. amide linkages of the formula: - NH - Ar1 - NH-CO-R-COaqueous N-methylpyrrolidone coagulating 1.5 X; wherein Ar1 represents a bivalent aromatic radical, Ar2 represents a trivalent aromatic radical, R represents a bivalent aromatic, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or arylaliphatic radical, and M represents an alkali or alkaline earth metal, linkages B representing at least 3 percent of the total of linkages A, B and C in an aqueous N-methylpryyolidone coagulating bath; drawing the extruded filaments in air at a rate of at least 1.5 X ; drying the filaments to eliminate N-methylpyrrolidone; and drying the filaments. The filaments obtained are characterized in being brilliant, homogenous, thermostable filaments.