Non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of reactive microgel/nylon 6 blends

Abstract

The non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of reactive microgel/nylon 6 blends was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The Mo equation was employed to analyze the non-isothermal crystallization data. The crystallization activation energies were also evaluated by the Kissinger method. The results show that the crystallization onset temperature (Tonset) and crystallization peak temperature (Tp) decrease with the increase of the content of reactive microgel, while ΔT (Tonset–Tp), the crystallization half-time (t1/2) and the crystallization enthalpy (ΔHc) increase. The required cooling rates of blends are higher than that of neat nylon 6 in order to achieve the same relative crystallinity in a unit of time. The crystallization activation energies of the reactive microgel/nylon 6 blends are greater than those of the neat nylon 6. When the content of reactive microgel is 30%, the relative crystallinity (Xt) reaches the maximum.