Ultradrawing and ultimate tensile properties of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene composite fibers filled with functionalized nanoalumina fillers |
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| Authors: | Jen‐Taut Yeh Chuen‐Kai Wang Wen Yu Kuo‐Shien Huang |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, China;2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan;3. Department of Materials Engineering, Kun Shan University, Tainan, Taiwan;4. Key Laboratory of Green Processing and Functional Textiles of New Textile Materials (Wuhan University of Science and Engineering), Ministry of Education, Wuhan, China |
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| Abstract: | Ultradrawing and ultimate tensile properties of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) composite fibers were successfully improved by the addition of nanoalumina (NAL), acid treated nanoalumina (ATNAL), and/or functionalized nanoalumina (FNAL). As evidenced by FTIR and TEM analyses, maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene (PEg‐MAH) molecules were successfully grafted onto ATNAL fillers. The specific surface areas of FNAL fillers reached a maximal value at 516 m2/g, as they were modified using an optimal weight ratio of PEg‐MAH to ATNAL at 8. Achievable draw ratio (Dra) values of UHMWPE/NAL (F100Ay), UHMWPE/ATNAL (F100Ax%‐8‐y) and/or UHMWPE/FNAL (F100Ax%‐8FPEzy) as‐prepared fibers approached a maximal value as NAL, ATNAL, and/or FNAL contents reached an optimal value at 0.1, 0.1, and 0.075 phr, respectively. The maximal Dra values of F100Ax%‐8FPEz0.075 as‐prepared fiber specimens were significantly higher than those of F100A0.1 and F100Ax%‐8‐0.1 as‐prepared fiber specimens. In which, the maximal Dra values obtained for F100Ax%‐8FPEz0.075 as‐prepared fibers reached another maximal value as FNAL fillers were modified using an optimal weight ratio of PEg‐MAH to ATNAL at 8. The ultimate tensile strength value of F100A2%‐8FPE80.075 drawn fiber reached 6.4 GPa, which was about 2.4 times of that of the UHMWPE drawn fibers prepared at the same optimal UHMWPE concentration and drawing condition. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 55:2205–2214, 2015. © 2015 Society of Plastics Engineers |
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