Abstract
AbstractMelt‐spun nylon 66 fibers were drawn and subsequently heat treated isothermally and quenched. The heat‐treated fibers were then examined by wide‐and small‐angle x‐ray scattering (WAXS and SAXS), by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and by static mechanical testing. These measurements allow one to follow microstructural changes taking place during the course of the heat treatment. WAXS results show that as the treatment progresses, the crystallites become both more perfect and more disoriented with respect to the fiber axis. SAXS results show crystallite thickening. DSC results show that the melting point increases, goes through a maximum, and then decreases as the heat treatment progresses. The tensile modulus decreases with time to an asymptotic level. The changes in crystallite perfection and thickness occur more rapidly than do the changes in crystallite orientation, modulus, and melting point. A model is proposed whereby the two time frames are related to intracrystalline and intercrystalline processes, respectively.
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