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Polymer used in orlon is:
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Polyacrylonitrile
The addition polymerisation of acrylonitrile in presence of a peroxide catalyst leads to the formation of polyacrylonitrile. The commercial name of polyacrylonitrile is orlon (acrilan). That is, it is used as a substitute for wool in making commercial fibres as orlon or acrilan.
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