Question

Why is nylon used for making carpets, toothbrush Bristles, tyres

Answer 1

The reason of making use of nylon in tooth brushes is that it is one of the earliest discovered plastic materials which had the property to be made into fibers . So, it was the plastic material which replaced the animal hairs from pigs and wild boars which were previously used to make toothbrushes !

Even today, nylon is majorly used as fibers due to its excellent mechanical strength and durability. Thus, it becomes the natural plastic material of choice to be used as toothbrush bristles.

Answer 2

nylon is majorly used as fibers due to its excellent mechanical strength and durability. Thus, it is used in making of such things like parachute tyre etc