Novel preferred orientation in injection-molded nylon 6-clay hybrid

Nylon 6‐clay hybrid (NCH) is a molecular composite of Nylon 6 and uniformly dispersed silicate monolayers of montmorillonite. In this study the preferred orientation of montmorillonite and Nylon‐6 crystallites in a thick (3 mm) injection‐molded bar of NCH has been investigated using x‐ray diffractio...

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Published in:Journal of polymer science. Part B, Polymer physics Polymer physics, 1995-05, Vol.33 (7), p.1039-1045
Main Authors: Kojima, Yoshitsugu, Usuki, Arimitsu, Kawasumi, Masaya, Okada, Akane, Kurauchi, Toshio, Kamigaito, Osami, Kaji, Keisuke
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
clay
composite
Composites
crystallite
Exact sciences and technology
Forms of application and semi-finished materials
hybrid
montmorillonite
Nylon 6
orientation
Polymer industry, paints, wood
Technology of polymers
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Summary:Nylon 6‐clay hybrid (NCH) is a molecular composite of Nylon 6 and uniformly dispersed silicate monolayers of montmorillonite. In this study the preferred orientation of montmorillonite and Nylon‐6 crystallites in a thick (3 mm) injection‐molded bar of NCH has been investigated using x‐ray diffraction and electron micrography (TEM). It is clear that this bar has a triple layer structure consisting of surface, intermediate, and middle layers which have different preferred orientation. In the surface layer both the silicate monolayers and the chain axes of Nylon‐6 crystallites are parallel to the bar surface though the latter are randomly oriented within the plane. In the intermediate layer the silicate monolayers remain parallel to the bar surface but the Nylon‐6 crystallites rotate by 90° so that the chain axes would be perpendicular to the bar surface or the silicate monolayers. In the middle layer the silicate monolayers are randomly oriented around the flow axis of the NCH bar while remaining parallel to it, and the Nylon crystallites are randomly oriented around the flow axis while keeping their chain axes perpendicular to the silicate monolayers. It may be concluded that such preferred orientation of Nylon 6 crystallites is induced by the clay because the crystallites in the pure Nylon 6 bar have no preferred orientation. ©1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISSN:0887-6266
1099-0488
DOI:10.1002/polb.1995.090330707