Polymer, Vol.36, No.25, 4797-4803, 1995
Miscibility and Crystallization of Semicrystalline Nylon-6 and Amorphous Nylon 6Icot Blends
Injection-moulded semicrystalline nylon 6 and amorphous nylon 6IcoT blends were homogeneous (single glass transition, T-g) but metastable. Annealing above T-g increased crystallinity and induced phase separation probably due to crystallization and differences in polymer stiffness and spatial geometry. Crystallization of the nylon 6 component was greater than that of the pure nylon 6 in some blends since dilution with nylon 6IcoT would have decreased the number of tie molecules and increased the mobility of nylon 6 molecules. Microcrystals formed during annealing and their melting temperature and melting energy depended on composition. There was no evidence for significant transamidization between nylon 6 and nylon 6IcoT during injection moulding and annealing.
Keywords:POLYMER BLENDS;POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE);POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES;AROMATIC POLYAMIDE;PHASE-SEPARATION;BEHAVIOR;MIXTURES;COMPATIBILITY;RELAXATION