dynel

{{for|the Polish linguist|Marta Dynel}}

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Dynel is a trade name for a type of synthetic fiber used in fibre reinforced plastic composite materials, especially for marine applications. As it is easily dyed, it was also used to fabricate wigs.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,938396,00.html |title=Modern Living: The Extra |magazine=Time |date=1 June 1962 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219024917/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,938396,00.html |archive-date=19 February 2011}} [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2205&dat=19710126&id=noclAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8fQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3474,536869 "Wigs Require Special Care"]. Baltimore Afro-American, 26 January 1971. via Google News Archive. The fashion designer Pierre Cardin used Dynel fabric (which he marketed as "Cardine") to make a collection of heat-molded dresses in 1968.{{cite book |last1=Steele |first1=Valerie |title=Fifty Years of Fashion: New Look to Now |date=2000 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=9780300087383 |pages=68–69 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xqEt6Dpb4TYC&pg=PA68 |accessdate=15 March 2019 |language=en}} A copolymer of acrylonitrile and vinyl chloride, Dynel shares many properties with both polyacrylonitrile (high abrasion resistance, good tensile strength) and PVC (flame resistance). It is an acrylic resin.

Dynel was originally produced by Union Carbide corporation.