Amorphous and crystalline phase interaction during the Brill transition in nylon 66

Y. Wolanov, A. Y. Feldman, H. Harel*, G. Marom

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Abstract

A prominent α' process in specifically treated nylon 66 and microcomposite samples is identified by dynamic mechanical analysis and proposed to be an amorphous phase counterpart of the Brill transition identified by synchrotron wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD). It is suggested that this α' process, which marks a critical free volume change and an onset of segmental chain movement in the amorphous phase, precedes and prompts the Brill transition in the crystalline phase.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)452-457
Number of pages6
JournalExpress Polymer Letters
Volume3
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009

Keywords

  • Brill transition
  • Thermal properties
  • α' Relaxation

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