Influence of molecular weight on crystallization rate of oriented, glassy nylon 6

1979 ◽  
Vol 19 (11) ◽  
pp. 779-786 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Engler ◽  
Stephen H. Carr
Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 648
Author(s):  
Xiangning Wen ◽  
Yunlan Su ◽  
Shaofan Li ◽  
Weilong Ju ◽  
Dujin Wang

In this work, the crystallization kinetics of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) matrix included with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) grafted silica (PEG-g-SiO2) nanoparticles and bare SiO2 were systematically investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and polarized light optical microscopy (PLOM) method. PEG-g-SiO2 can significantly increase the crystallinity and crystallization temperature of PEO matrix under the non-isothermal crystallization process. Pronounced effects of PEG-g-SiO2 on the crystalline morphology and crystallization rate of PEO were further characterized by employing spherulitic morphological observation and isothermal crystallization kinetics analysis. In contrast to the bare SiO2, PEG-g-SiO2 can be well dispersed in PEO matrix at low P/N (P: Molecular weight of matrix chains, N: Molecular weight of grafted chains), which is a key factor to enhance the primary nucleation rate. In particular, we found that the addition of PEG-g-SiO2 slows the spherulitic growth fronts compared to the neat PEO. It is speculated that the interfacial structure of the grafted PEG plays a key role in the formation of nuclei sites, thus ultimately determines the crystallization behavior of PEO PNCs and enhances the overall crystallization rate of the PEO nanocomposites.


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 2412
Author(s):  
Inés Ferrer ◽  
Ariadna Manresa ◽  
José Alberto Méndez ◽  
Marc Delgado-Aguilar ◽  
Maria Luisa Garcia-Romeu

Ultrasonic molding (USM) is a good candidate for studying the plasticization of polymer mixtures or other composite materials due to either the little amount of material needed for processing, low waste or the needed low pressure and residence time of the mold. Thus, the novelty of this research is the capability of USM technology to process PLA/PCL blends and their corresponding neat materials, encompassing all the production stages, from raw material to the final specimen. The major findings of the work revealed that the thermal properties of the blends were not affected by the USM process, although the crystallinity degree experienced variations, decreasing for PLA and increasing for PCL, which was attributed to the crystallization rate of each polymer, the high process speed, the short cooling time and the small particle size. The employed ultrasonic energy increased the molecular weight with low variations through the specimen. However, the degradation results aligned with the expected trend of these material blends. Moreover, this study also showed the effect pellet shape and dimensions have over the process parameters, as well as the effect of the blend composition. It can be concluded that USM is a technology suitable to successfully process PLA/PCL blends with the correct determination of process parameter windows.


1968 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 2105-2109 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Hague ◽  
M. B. Huglin ◽  
B. L. Johnson ◽  
J. Smith

2021 ◽  
Vol 1035 ◽  
pp. 918-924
Author(s):  
Teng Zhang ◽  
Su Mei Zheng

Serial poly (lactic acid) (PLA) and thermoplastic starch (TPS) blends (with a fixed content of 20 wt.% TPS) were prepared by melt extrusion process. The effect of different molecular weight of PEG on the thermal and rheological properties of PLA/TPS blends was studied by the melt flow rate (MFR) and DSC analysis. The results showed that the molecular weight of PEG influenced the miscibility and crystallization behavior of PLA/TPS blends. Blend added with PEG400 showed a single Tg, and blends with PEG600 provided remarkable improvement of rheological properties with an increase in flow rate to 49.02 g/10 min. 4% content of poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG) can positively contribute to improve crystallization rate of PLA by reducing the melting temperature and cold crystallization temperature.


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (107) ◽  
pp. 88382-88391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunhua Wang ◽  
Feng Hu ◽  
Kejian Yang ◽  
Tianhui Hu ◽  
Wenzhi Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nylon 6 ◽  

A novel star-branched nylon 6 was synthesized using hexa(4-carboxylphenoxy)cyclotriphosphazene as the core. Star-branching structure and molecular weight have great effects on its properties.


e-Polymers ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Soccio ◽  
N. Lotti ◽  
L. Finelli ◽  
A. Munari

AbstractSeveral novel ether or thioether linkage containing aliphatic polyesters and poly(alkylene dicarboxylate)s were synthesized for comparison and characterized in terms of chemical structure and molecular weight. The thermal behavior was examined by thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry. All the polymers showed a good thermal stability, even though lower for the ether or thioether linkage-containing polyesters. The decrement of the thermal stability appears to be more relevant in the case of the presence of sulphur atoms. At room temperature the samples appeared semicrystalline, except PTTDG and PDEDG, which were viscous oils; the effect of the introduction of ether or thioether group was an increment of the Tgvalue, a decrement of the melting temperature and a significant decrease of the crystallization rate. The entity of the variations was found to be affected by the kind of group introduced, and the trend observed can be explained on the basis of atom electronegativity and dimensions


2003 ◽  
Vol 60 (11) ◽  
pp. 636-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazushige TAJIMA ◽  
Emiko UGA ◽  
Tetsuo KANAMOTO ◽  
Masayoshi ITO

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