The effect of anhydrous ammonia on the crystalline-state deformation of nylons 6 and 6,6 |
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Authors: | Tetsuo Kanamoto Anagnostis E Zachariades Roger S Porter |
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Abstract: | The aliphatic polyamides nylon 6 and 6,6 have been cold drawn by using the new concept of reversible plasticization with NH3. Two aspects were investigated: the effect of NH3 plasticization on the stress-strain behavior of nylon 6,6, and the extent of NH3 absorption as determined by x-ray analysis for the structurally simpler nylon 6. X-ray analysis shows that ammonia is absorbed preferentially by the amorphous phase and that the plasticization has a significant effect on the unit-cell orientation, the small-angle void scattering, and the interplanar spacings between sheets of hydrogen-bonded chains. The effect of plasticization was seen in the lower yield stress, the higher draw ratio (up to 8X) and tensile modulus (10 GPa) not attainable with unplasticized specimens. |
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