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Effect Of Processing Conditions On The Development Of Morphology In Clay Nanoparticle Filled Nylon 6 Fibers, Zeynep Ergungor, Mukerrem Cakmak, Celal Batur Apr 2015

Effect Of Processing Conditions On The Development Of Morphology In Clay Nanoparticle Filled Nylon 6 Fibers, Zeynep Ergungor, Mukerrem Cakmak, Celal Batur

Dr. Celal Batur

The effect of melt temperature on the phase behavior and preferential orientation development in Nylon 6/montmorillonite nanocomposites were investigated at melt spinning temperatures ranging from 230° to 250°C. The fibers were found to exhibit mostly γ crystalline form that is typical of Nylon 6 filled with montmorillonite nanoparticles. At higher take-up speeds α-crystals begin to appear in the crystalline phase. The presence of nanoparticles was found to impart substantial chain orientation levels even at low to moderate take up speeds reaching a plateau at moderate take up speeds. This was attributed to the increased spin line stress in the presence …