Selective degradation of nylon 6,6. II. Application of the degradation technique to commercially drawn fibers

Treatement with hydrazine was used to investigate the crystalline morophology of commercially drawn nylon 6,6 fibers. Electron microscopic investigation revealed a stacked lamellar structure for the debris of a highly oriented, rapidly drawn fiber. However, the high molecular weight range of the gel permeation chromatogram of this same oriented fiber indicated the presence of high molecular weight material. This is thought to be due to the production of rod-like, partially extended regions during drawing.