热拉伸的超高分子量聚乙烯的晶体结构和力学性能

讨论了超高分子量聚乙烯（ＵＨＭＷ－ＰＥ）的熔融一次拉伸和二次拉伸的晶体结构和力学性能．利用ＷＡＸＤ和ＳＡＸＤ测定了拉伸片的晶体取向因子和极图，晶粒尺寸，晶体畸变，长周期等晶体结构．用ＤＳＣ和ＶＥＳ测定热性能和动态力学性能．应力－应变实验测定拉伸片的杨氏模量，断裂强度和伸长．这些实验结果说明ＵＨＭＷ－ＰＥ经二次拉伸能产生正交晶系的伸直链晶体．二次拉伸片由折叠链片晶和伸直链晶体两元结构组成．二次拉伸片的杨氏模量比一次拉伸片有大幅度提高．二次拉伸片的晶体结构和力学性能是在一次拉伸的基础上形成的．     

超高分子量聚乙烯冻胶纺丝-拉伸纤维结构的研究

以煤油为溶剂,汽油为萃取剂,采用冻胶纺丝 拉伸技术纺制了超高分子量聚乙烯（ＵＨＭＷ ＰＥ）纤维．利用广角Ｘ 射线衍射（ＷＡＸＤ）试验、偏光显微镜（ＰＯＭ）观察等方法研究了拉伸过程中纤维结构的变化．结果表明,在拉伸过程中,纤维大分子折叠链向伸直链转变的同时,斜方结晶的堆砌密度增大,微晶尺寸分布变窄并趋于均匀,拉伸４０倍纤维的晶胞参数为ａ＝０７３２ｎｍ,ｂ＝０４９１ｎｍ,ｃ＝０２５４ｎｍ．在拉伸４０倍左右的纤维中还能观察到因大分子结晶晶面滑移而产生的折皱带结构．在作者研究条件下,观察不到折皱带结构对纤维整体的取向态和结晶态结构的影响．     

结晶聚合物品相相容性的研究

通过ＤＳＣ、Ｘ－射线衍射、红外光谱及拉伸试验研究了ＨＤＰＥ与ＬＬＤＰＥ、ＨＤＰＥ与ＬＤＰＥ之间的晶相相容性．结果表明，链结构相近的ＨＤＰＥ和ＬＬＤＰＥ的晶相相容性好，能形成共晶；而链结构差异较大的ＨＤＰＥ和ＬＤＰＥ的晶相相容性较差，倾向于分别结晶，但有部分链段被对方的晶区夹持．不论是支化度大的ＬＤＰＥ链段插入以ＨＤＰＥ为主的晶区，还是支化度小的ＨＤＰＥ链段插入以ＬＤＰＥ为主的晶区，都可破坏晶区的规整性．共晶的形成使共混物的熔点、结晶度、晶粒体积等低于两组份的线性加和，而力学性能，尤其是断裂伸长率，则显著提高，呈协同效应．     

结晶聚合物晶相相容性的研究

通过ＤＳＣ、Ｘ－射线衍射、红外光谱及拉伸试验研究了ＨＤＰＥ与ＬＬＤＰＥ、ＨＤＰＥ与ＬＤＰＥ之间的晶相相容性。结果表明，链结构相近的ＨＤＰＥ和ＬＬＤＰＥ的晶相相容性好，能形成共晶，而链结构差异较大的ＨＤＰＥ和ＬＤＰＥ的晶相相容性较差，倾向于分别结晶。但有部分链段被对方的晶区夹持。不论是支化度大的ＬＤＰＥ锻段插入以ＨＤＰＥ为主的晶区，还是支化度小的ＨＤＰＥ锻段插入以ＬＤＰＥ为主的晶区，都可破坏晶区的规     

极低密度聚乙烯与其它聚乙烯的共混

从结构角度，用ＤＳＣ，ＷＡＸＤ，ＳＡＸＳ研究了聚乙烯（ＰＥ）家族中极低密度聚乙烯（ＶＬＤＰＥ）与其它ＰＥ的互容性．ＨＤＰＥ／ＶＬＤＰＥ是共晶互容的，以其大量无规部分“溶解”了ＨＤＰＥ的结晶缺陷部分，提高了ＨＤＰＥ的Ｔｃ，Ｔｍ，Ｘｃ，结晶峰半高宽变窄，晶胞参数随组成而有最低值．ＶＬＤＰＥ与ＬＬＤＰＥ结构极为相似，ＤＳＣ及ＷＡＸＤ证明其共混物是共晶相容体系．ＬＤＰＥ／ＶＬＤＰＥ的结晶度符合按组成的计算值，但晶胞参数ａ，ｂ以及晶粒尺寸增大，ＤＳＣ上有分别相应于两组份的两个Ｔｍ；ＶＬＤＰＥ的Ｔｃ，Ｔｍ峰高之和高于按组份的计算值，ＬＤＰＥ的Ｔｍ，Ｔｃ则低于计算值．认为是正如ＬＬＤＰＥ／ＬＤＰＥ，ＬＤＰＥ向充满整个体积的ＶＬＤＰＥ中不断填入，以ＶＬＤＰＥ为晶核而结晶，形成相分离的不相容体系．     

HDPE/LDPE共混物形变过程中的结构变化及机理

聚合物熔体结晶由于链缠结等因素的影响,其形态结构非常复杂,这给研究结晶聚合物的微观结构,特别是聚合物在拉伸过程中的形态变化带来很大困难．本文将高密度聚乙烯（ＨＤＰＥ）和低密度聚乙烯（ＬＤＰＥ）两种不相容的组分进行共混,使少量ＨＤＰＥ分散在ＬＤＰＥ中,...     

超高分子量聚乙烯凝胶膜超高取向过程的几个不同阶段

通过Ｘ射线衍射、平板照相、扫描电镜等方法观测超高分子量聚乙烯凝胶／结晶膜取向过程中的结构形态变化，并根据ＰＥ片晶分子动力学模拟结果，提出ＵＨＭＷＰＥ凝胶膜在热拉伸取向过程中明显存在３个不同阶段，即：初期片晶转动或滑移，ｂ轴优先垂直于拉伸方向取向；随着拉伸比增大，片晶的ｃ轴平等于伸方向，同时，分子链的解折叠开始，部分非晶链也进入伸直链区取向，当拉伸比达到极限倍率时，分子链已经接近完全伸展成为比较刚直     

HE－1型催化剂异相聚合乙烯结晶性能研究 Ⅱ．超高分子量PE结晶行为

用小角Ｘ－射线散射，广角Ｘ－射线衍射，差示扫描量热法，研究了ＨＥ－１型钛系催化剂异相聚合超高分子量聚乙烯的稀溶液的结晶和熔融结晶的熔点，熔化热，结晶度，长周期，晶区厚度和非晶区厚度随分子量与结晶温度的关系，并着重讨论了熔融结晶和初生态结晶的不同过程机理，结果表明：ＵＨＭＷＰＥ稀溶液结晶的结晶度（Ｘ％），长周期（Ｌ）和晶区厚度（Ｌｃ）与分子量Ｍｗ无关，随结晶温度升高而增加，非晶区厚度（Ｌａ）与分子量     

预热处理对超高分子量聚乙烯层积状片晶凝胶膜结构的影响

由准稀溶液速冷制备的超高分子量聚乙烯（ＵＨＭＷＰＥ）凝胶膜，具有片晶（Ｌａｍｅｌｌａ）取向平行于膜面的层积状结构，在１２９—１３４℃的温度范围内拉伸，可获得超高拉伸比（λ＞２００）．通过ＩＲ及Ｘ－ｒａｙ衍射等方法研究发现，拉伸前用不同温度退火处理后，凝胶膜的片晶微结构产生明显变化，在对应于超高拉伸温度范围内，其结晶度增加，微晶的ｃ和ｂ轴方向尺寸变大，而ａ轴方向的尺寸减小，从理论上对这一变化过程作了考察，并讨论了超高拉伸取向性与这些结构变化的关系以及可超拉伸取向性的最佳温度范围．     

高密度聚乙烯／低密度聚乙烯／乙烯－醋酸乙烯共聚物共混体系的结晶行为

通过ＤＳＣ和ＷＡＸＤ研究了高密度聚乙烯／低密度聚乙烯／乙烯－醋酸乙烯共聚物（ＨＤＰＥ／ＬＤＰＥ／ＥＶＡ）三元共混体系的热行为和结晶性能。发现当ＨＤＰＥ含量小于４０％时，ＥＶＡ对ＬＤＰＥ起稀释剂作用，促进ＨＤＰＥ、ＬＤＰＥ的晶相分离，使ＨＤＰＥ、ＬＤＰＥ单独结晶．当ＨＤＰＥ含量高于４０％时，ＬＤＰＥ片晶进入ＨＤＰＥ晶相。形成与ＬＤＰＥ在片晶水平上的共晶。     

Morphology and orientation during the deformation of segmented elastomers studied with small‐angle X‐ray scattering and atomic force microscopy

Small‐angle X‐ray scattering (SAXS), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and other techniques were combined in a study of segmented thermoplastic elastomers (Pebax) containing poly(tetramethylene oxide) soft segments and hard blocks of nylon‐12. AFM was used to provide real‐space resolution of the morphology during tensile elongation and after subsequent relaxation. Nanofibril formation, starting at strains of about 1.5×, was characterized in detail, showing the evolution of the number, orientation, and size of these highly stressed load‐bearing fibrils that dominated the mechanical properties. AFM results were combined with two‐dimensional SAXS data to develop a model considering the breakup of the original ribbonlike nylon‐12 lamellae in combination with progressive reformation and orientation of highly stressed fibrils. The complex changes in the two‐dimensional SAXS images included a distorted arc pattern due to increased spacing of the lamellae in the stretch direction at low strains, with an evolution to completely different patterns dominated mainly by intrafibrillar and interfibrillar scattering contributions. Between stretch ratios of 1.5 and 2.3× original lamellae were progressively broken up, and by 3.2×, all lamellae independent of the initial orientation were broken into smaller crystals with low aspect ratios. The results were combined with differential scanning calorimetry and birefringence data taken on films under strain to obtain insight into the microscopic basis for strain softening and plastic deformation in Pebax and related segmented polymers. Birefringence cycling with strain provided a consistent picture with the other techniques for understanding the redistribution of stress on a nanoscopic scale during deformation and relaxation. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 40: 1727–1740, 2002     

Electron microscope observations of fibrillar-to-lamellar transformations in melt-drawn polymers

Electron-transmissible polybutene-1 films were produced by drawing from an already thin molten film on a microscope slide. The films exhibitab initio a microstructure composed of fine fibrils of the stable (hexagonal) phase. Films from various stages of heat-treatment in air were examined in the transmission electron microscope. Two types of microstructural charge were seen. In one, crystallites appearing within the fibrils gradually order themselves to lie in rows normal to the chain (fiber) axis. The laterally aligned crystallites do not merge to form crystallographically homogeneous lamellae. In the other observed process, patches of fully lamellar metastable phase crystals form. These lamellae are oriented normal to the surface and grow both parallel and normal to the surface. These crystals grow by the incorporation of relaxed chains and require substantial molecular diffusion. It is suggested that entanglements or other physical pinning of the long molecules used here inhibit the full lamellarization of the intrafibrillar crystallites and cause the system to transform by means which utilize the chains which are most easily disengaged and transported.Work supported by the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.On leave from Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19711, USA.     

Quiescent and strain-induced crystallization of poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) from sulfuric acid solution

Quiescent and strain-induced crystallization of poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) (PPTA) from sulfuric acid solution has been studied. Negative spherulites (SA-PPTA spherulites) are formed from hot concentrated solutions by cooling. The spherulite consists of radiating fibrous lamellae several hundred angstroms wide. The electron diffraction pattern indicates that PPTA molecules are oriented perpendicular to the long axes of the fibrous lamellae and that the [010] or [110] direction of the modification I crystal and [010] direction of the modification II crystal are parallel to the long axes of the fibrous lamellae. The width of the lamellae is much smaller than the chain length of the starting PPTA. It appears that hydrolysis of PPTA during melting crystallization determines the chain length, i.e., the width of the fibrous lamella. Stacked, lamellar structures like “row structures” are formed under shear. The longer axes of the fibrous lamellae are oriented perpendicular to the shear direction. It is confirmed by electron diffraction studies that the PPTA molecules are oriented parallel to the shear direction. Well-developed fibrils with the PPTA molecules oriented to the fibril axis, are formed by adding the SA-PPTA spherulites to water with vigorous stirring.     

Microporous membranes obtained from polypropylene blends with superior permeability properties

A blend of two polypropylene resins, different in molecular structure, one with linear chains and the other with long chain branches, was investigated to develop microporous membranes through melt extrusion (cast film process) followed by film stretching. The branched component significantly affected the row‐nucleated lamellar crystalline structure in the precursor films. The arrangement and orientation of the crystalline and amorphous phases were examined by wide angle X‐ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy methods. It was found that blending of a small amount of a long chain branched polypropylene improved the orientation of the both crystalline and amorphous phases in the precursor films. Annealing, followed by cold and hot stretching were consequently employed to generate and enlarge pores in the films as a result of lamellae separation. SEM micrographs of the surface of the membranes obtained from the blend revealed elongated thin fibrils and a large number of lamellae. The lamellae thickness for the blend was much shorter in comparison to that of the linear PP precursor film. The permeability of the samples to water vapor and N₂ was significantly enhanced (more than twice) for the blend system. The porosity of the blend membrane showed a significant improvement with a value of 53% compared to 41% for the linear PP membrane. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 46: 148–157, 2008     

Atomic force microscopy observations of the structural development during the uniaxial stretching of crosslinked low-density polyethylene in partial and fully molten states

The effect of uniaxial deformation in partially and fully molten states on the morphology of crosslinked low-density polyethylene has been investigated. At low temperatures, the morphology is predominantly fibrillar, with little kebabs appearing on the fibril surfaces. As the deformation temperature is increased into the melting range, the shish density decreases, and overgrowths of kebabs on the fibrils concurrently increase in length. This gives rise to added twisting of the kebabs reflected in the orientation factor analysis. This shish/twisted lamellar kebab texture is observed only in a partially molten state. Studies in a substantially molten state indicate the absence of shish, althugh short lamellae are observed that are oriented in the transverse direction. This morphology indicates a high chain orientation factor as a result of short lamellae that exhibit small twisting similar to Matsumura's rod model. The absence of shishes in the final films stretched isothermally in a substantially molten stage agrees with Schultz's model, in which imperfectly formed shishes dissolve if they are not stabilized by rapid cooling, as is the case in these studies. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 42: 2228–2237, 2004     

Molecular simulation of crystallization in n-alkane ultrathin films: effects of film thickness and substrate attraction

Crystallization in n-alkane ultrathin films supported by solid substrates is investigated by molecular dynamics simulation. We consider a relatively short n-alkane, undecane C11H24, on a flat substrate of varied degree of attraction. By the use of the united atom model for n-alkane, we reveal several characteristics of the thin film crystallization. It is found that the crystalline films consist of thin crystalline lamellae where chains are either parallel or perpendicular to the substrate. The relative amount of both types of lamellae changes systematically with film thickness, substrate attraction, and crystallization temperature; thicker films on substrates of higher attraction comprise dominant parallel lamellae, while thinner films on substrates of weaker attraction prefer the perpendicular lamellae. A clue to the morphogenesis is suggested to be the marked preference of the chain ends to locate on the free surface and on the effectively repulsive substrate. It is also shown that the perpendicular crystals, both on the free surface and on the solid substrate, have melting points higher than that of the bulk.     

Piled-lamellae structure in polyethylene film and its deformation

The fine structure of polyethylene film has been investigated by using a high-resolution scanning electron microscope equipped with a field emission source. The original film surface of a-axis-oriented blown polyethylene film and the surface of a necked region formed by drawing the film in the machine direction were observed. High magnification electron micrographs indicate that the basic unit of internal texture of this film consists of piled-lamellae units, each pile containing three to ten lamellar crystal sheets. The piled-lamellae unit acts as one body and does not separate into single lamellae during deformation. Many tie fibrils are formed between adjacent piled-lamellae units, when the film is drawn in the machine direction. Although little attention has been given to this mechanism, it is important in deformation. This fact seems to be reflected in different shapes of the stress-strain curves of films drawn the machine direction and perpendicular to it.     

Real-time AFM study of lamellar growth of semi-crystalline polymers

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been used to study the lamellar development during the crystallization and melting processes of poly(bisphenol A-co-alkyl ether) (BA-Cn) films. High-resolution and real-time AFM phase imaging enables us to observe the detailed growth process of the lamellae. At the early stage of the lamellar growth, embryos appeared firstly and some disappeared on the film surface after a period of time. The stable embryo developed into a single lamella. Then the lamella developed into a lamellar sheaf through branching and splaying. Our results revealed that the branches of the lamellae were formed by induced nucleation and it was also dependent on the crystallization temperature. Real-time AFM study of the melting, recrystallization and remelting processes of lamellae indicated that the thermal stability of different segments of a single lamella is different and that the thermal stability of the different lamellae is also different even if they develop at the same annealing temperature. The orientation and the development of the lamellae at the characteristic eyes and boundaries of the spherulites are observed in details.     

Morphology of polytetrafluoroethylene before and after irradiation

Supramolecular structure and morphology of as-polymerized, sintered, and gamma-irradiated suspension PTFE were studied with scanning electron microscopy. Irradiation was performed both below and above melting point of crystal phase. Fibrillar supramolecular structure of as-polymerized PTFE is preserved after its sintering. In contrast to as-polymerized PTFE, in the sintered polymer some segments of fibrils form lamellae of thickness 100-300 nm and length up to several microns, with fibrils arranged perpendicularly to a lamella. Irradiation below the melting point (20 and 200 °C) does not change quantitatively PTFE morphology. In both cases and also in the case of pristine PTFE, dense and loose (porous) regions are present in its morphology. Dense regions are packages of irregular shape and consist of densely packaged fibrils. Loose regions consist of individual ribbons and fibrillar lamellae. Irradiation at 200 °C increases greatly the width of lamellae. PTFE structure rearrranges drastically under irradiation above the melting point. New morphology units, spherulites of size about 50 μm, are formed, the spherulites consisting of radially extending fibrils, and porosity decreases substantially. Formation of spherulites is ascribed to radiation-induced chain scission and decrease in molecular mass and viscosity of polymer.     

Fibrils separated from polyacrylonitrile fiber by ultrasonic etching in dimethylsulphoxide solution

A novel method for the separation of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibrils from fibers by ultrasonic etching in a 90 wt % aqueous dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO) solution at 75 °C ± 2 °C for 6 h with a frequency of 40 kHz is demonstrated. These fibrils with a diameter of about 450 nm were systematically investigated by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), and wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction (WAXD). It was found that the fibrils consisted of microfibrils with about 200 nm diameter, including periodic lamellae with thickness of 30–45 nm perpendicular to the fiber axis. The PAN fiber crystallinity and crystal size slightly decreased under the ultrasonic etching. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 48: 617–619, 2010