Effects of spinning and drawing conditions on the crimp contraction of side‐by‐side poly(trimethylene terephthalate) bicomponent fibers

The crimp properties in the melt‐spinning and drawing processes of side‐by‐side bicomponent fibers with poly(trimethylene terephthalate)s (PTTs) of different viscosities were studied. Two PTTs of different intrinsic viscosities (1.02 and 0.92) were selected to make latent crimp yarn. The spinning and drawing conditions were changed to investigate the relation between the process conditions and crimp contraction. An orthogonal array was used to rule out the weak variables. The draw ratio, heat‐set temperature, and portion of high‐viscosity PTT were selected as variables having an effect on the crimp contraction. An analysis of the effects of the spinning and drawing conditions on the crimp contraction showed that the draw ratio was the most critical variable. Increasing the draw ratio caused a difference in the shrinkage between the two parts of PTT and caused the self‐crimping of the bicomponent fibers. Although changing the heat‐set temperature and the portion of high‐viscosity PTT did not produce a dimensional change, the crimp contraction varied with those variables. As the heat‐set temperature and the high‐viscosity portion increased, the crimp contraction increased. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 102: 1322–1327, 2006     

拉伸工艺对PET/PTT复合纤维性能的影响

以310 dtex/48 f聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯(PET)/聚对苯二甲酸丙二醇酯(PTT)复合预向丝为原料,经拉伸后得到PET/PTT复合纤维,探讨了拉伸工艺对PET/PTT复合纤维力学性能和卷曲性能的影响。结果表明:在卷绕速度为500 m/min,拉伸温度160℃,热定型温度150℃的条件下,随着拉伸倍数的增加,PET/PTT复合纤维的断裂强度、沸水收缩率、卷曲收缩率明显提高,断裂伸长率呈下降趋势,卷曲稳定度变化不明显;拉伸温度和热定型温度对PET/PTT复合纤维力学性能和卷曲性能的影响相对较小;拉伸过程中,控制拉伸倍数为1.95～2.00,拉伸温度为140～160℃,热定型温度为130～170℃,PET/PTT复合纤维性能较好。     

Melt spinning and drawing process of PET side‐by‐side bicomponent fibers

The change of crimp contraction and shrinkage in the melt spinning and drawing process of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) side‐by‐side bicomponent fibers was studied. Regular PET and modified PET were selected to make a latent crimp yarn. The modified PET was synthesized to increase thermal shrinkage. The crimp contraction is mainly dependent on drawing conditions such as draw ratio, heat‐set temperature, and drawing temperature. Difference in shrinkage between the PET and the modified PET causes the self‐crimping of bicomponent fibers. Although changing the heat‐set temperature and the drawing temperature can not affect dimensional change, the crimp contraction varies with those variables. As the heat‐set temperature and the drawing temperature decrease, the crimp contraction increases. Difference in elongation also affects the crimp contraction in the effect of draw ratio. When the modified PET with neopentyl group was used for highly shrinkable part, the crimp contraction is greater in comparison with modified PET with dimethyl isophthalate. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 101: 1362–1367, 2006     

Effect of zone drawing on the structure and properties of melt‐spun poly(trimethylene terephthalate) fiber

Melt‐spun poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT) fibers were zone‐drawn and the structures and properties of the fibers were investigated in consideration of the spinning and zone‐drawing conditions. The draw ratio increased up to 4 with increasing drawing temperature to 180°C, at a maximum drawing stress of 220 MPa. Higher take‐up velocity gave lower drawability of the fiber. The PTT fiber taken up at 4000 rpm was hardly drawn, in spite of using maximum drawing stress, because a high degree of orientation had been achieved in the spinning procedure. However, an additional enhancement of birefringence was observed, indicating a further orientation of PTT molecules by zone drawing. The exotherm peak at 60°C disappeared and was shifted to a lower temperature with an increase in the take‐up velocity, which means that the orientation and crystallinity of the fiber increased. The d‐spacing of (002) plane increased with increasing take‐up velocity and draw ratio, whereas those of (010) and (001) planes decreased. In all cases, the crystal size increased with take‐up velocity and draw ratio. The cold‐drawn PTT fiber revealed a kink band structure, which disappeared as the drawing temperature was raised. The physical properties of zone‐drawn PTT fibers were improved as the draw ratio and take‐up velocity increased. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 81: 3471–3480, 2001     

干湿热处理对PET/PTT纤维结构与性能的影响

通过对167dtex和111dtex聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯(PET)/聚对苯二甲酸丙二醇酯(PTT)双组分复合纤维的卷曲率、拉伸性能、声速取向及外观形态的测试,研究了干湿热处理对纤维结构与性能的影响。结果表明:经干、湿热处理后,纤维的断裂强度、声速值较处理前有显著下降,而卷曲率和断裂伸长率则明显著上升;湿热处理较干热处理对PET/PTT复合纤维断裂强度的影响较小。     

纺丝温度对PET/PTT纤维结构与性能的影响

采用质量比为50/50的PET/PTT进行复合纺丝,纺丝速度2 300 m/min,经拉伸1.56倍,生产166dtex/72 f PET/PTT复合纤维,探讨了纺丝温度对PET/PTT复合纤维结构与性能的影响。结果表明:纺丝温度低时,PET/PTT纤维特性黏数高,纤维截面趋向于花生形;纺丝温度高时,纤维特性黏数低,纤维截面呈圆形;选择纺丝温度约275℃时,PET/PTT复合纤维具有良好的力学性能和卷曲性能,卷曲收缩率达39.6%。     

PBT／PET并列型复合纺丝的研究

就ＰＢＴ、ＰＥＴ两种聚合物材料的流变性能和ＰＢＴ／ＰＥＴ并列型复合纤维的熔纺温度之间的关系进行了讨论，指出ＰＢＴ宜低温熔融、高温纺丝，ＰＥＴ则相反．同时．还考察了复合比对初生丝热性能、ＤＴ丝卷缩性能的影响，表明随着ＰＢＴ组份量的增加，Ｔｇ转变和冷结晶放热峰移向较低温位．且后者峰面积相应缩小；ＰＢＴ熔融吸热峰面积增大．ＰＥＴ的则相应缩小；ＤＴ丝的卷缩率增大．卷缩稳定性则变差．此外．还就纺丝速度对初生丝热性能和结晶度的影响进行了探讨．发现随着纺丝速度的提高，初生丝ＤＳＣ扫描曲线上的冷结晶移向较低温位，而两组份的熔融吸热峰似无变化；初生丝结晶应随纺速的提高而略有增加．但增幅不大．     

Influence of fine structure on the torsional fatigue behavior of poly(ethylene terephthalate) fibers

Three experimental poly(ethylene terephthalate) fibers have been spun and then drawn at three different temperatures(70°C, 90°C, and 110°C) in such a way that the drawn fibers possess different orientations and crystallinities but retain the same diameters. Wide angle X-ray diffraction and birefringence measurements have been used to characterize orientation and crystallinities of the fibers. The influence of fine structure on the torsional fatigue behavior of the melt spun and drawn PET fibers has been studied by subjecting them to 1.7 Hz torsional cyclic deformation at various amplitudes. Fracture morphology was found to be strongly influenced by the degree of orientation and crystallinity. Highly oriented and crystalline structures tended to separate into a highly fibrillated structure. Fibers of low draw ratio exhibited initial deterioration of the surface structure with the generation of transverse cracks (perpendicular to the fiber axis). Subsequent torsional loading of the structure generated an increase in longitudinal cracks which finally resulted in the catastrophic failure of the fiber. The extent of fibrillation was found to be a function of draw ratio (orientation) and crystallinity. The amplitude of torsional strain was also found to have an effect on the intensity of fibrillation and the number of cycles to fiber failure.     

Highly crystalline and oriented high‐strength poly(ethylene terephthalate) fibers by using low molecular weight polymer

High‐strength poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) fibers were obtained using low molecular weight (LMW) polymervia horizontal isothermal bath (hIB), followed by postdrawing process. We investigated the unique formations of different precursors, which differentiated in its molecular orientation and crystalline structures from traditional high‐speed spinning PET fibers. Sharp increase in crystallinity was observed after drawing process even though the fibers showed almost no any crystallinity before the drawing. Properties of as‐spun and drawn hIB and control filaments at different process conditions were compared. As would be expected, performances of resulted treated undrawn and drawn fibers have dramatically improved with developing unique morphologies. Tenacities more than 8 g/d for as‐spun and 10 g/d for drawn treated fibers after just drawn at 1.279 draw ratio were observed. These performances are considerably higher than that of control fibers. An explanation of structural development of high‐strength fibers using LMW polymer spun with hIB is proposed. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 42747.     

PBT/PET并列型复合纤维后加工条件探索

本文研究了PBT/PET并列型复合纤维在不同的松弛热定型和假捻变形工艺条件下,纤维卷曲度、卷曲收缩性能以及纤维结构之间的关系。试验表明复合纤维的卷曲性能随着热定型温度和变形温度的上升而增加,当温度升到某一值时超于平衡,本文还表明纤维卷曲性能与纤维中大分子链的解取向和结晶度有关。随着温度的增加,取向度下降,结晶度上升,卷曲性能亦上升。且证明了PBT/PET并列型复合纤维经假捻变形后其卷曲度、卷曲收缩率、卷曲模量、卷曲稳定性处于最佳状态,经机织后织物的弹性可达23％以上。     

Study on PET fiber modified by nanomaterials: Improvement of dimensional thermal stability of PET fiber by forming PET/MMT nanocomposites

Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and PET/montmorillonite(MMT) (2.5 wt %) nanocomposites with high molecular weight were prepared by solid‐state polycondensation and their fiber was spun and drawn under various conditions. The influence of MMT nanomaterials on the thermal shrinkage of PET fiber was investigated and the structure was studied using the methods of WAXD, DSC, fiber orientation measurement, etc. The results showed that the MMT nanomaterials improved the thermal stability of microstructure of PET fiber. The fusion heat of PET/MMT was higher than that of PET, which generally implied the high orientation or high crystallinity. However, the degree of orientation and the crystallinity of PET/MMT fiber measured by WAXD were lower than that of pure PET fiber. It is suggested that the strong interaction between MMT layer and PET restricted the motions of PET molecular chains, which developed “a special continuous network structure” and prohibited the thermal shrinkage of PET fiber. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 96: 2247–2252, 2005     

PTT/PET并列复合短纤维的卷曲和拉伸性能研究

对毛型聚对苯二甲酸丙二醇酯(PTT)/聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯(PET)并列复合短纤维进行卷曲和拉伸性能测试,对比分析了PTT/PET复合短纤、PTT/PET复合长丝和羊毛纤维的卷曲形态及卷曲性能,并通过实验探明处理PTT/PET短纤维的最佳时间和温度。实验结果表明,PTT/PET短纤的卷曲性能随温度的升高而变优,90℃时达到最佳,处理时间达到15min时,可使复合纤维卷曲性能达最佳状态。经过湿热处理后,PTT/PET并列复合短纤单位长度内的卷曲数明显增大,卷曲半径减小,三维卷曲形态更加明显。经过热处理的纤维,断裂强度和弹性模量下降,断裂伸长率增加。     

低中空高回弹三维螺旋卷曲纤维的制备及性能研究Ⅱ.拉伸工艺研究

将特性黏数差为0.064 dL/g的高、低黏度聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯(PET)制备的双组分并列复合中空纤维原丝进行拉伸制得拉伸丝(DT丝),对DT丝的拉伸工艺进行了研究,得到了低中空高回弹三维螺旋卷曲纤维的最佳拉伸工艺条件.结果表明:DT丝的三维卷曲性能和拉伸方式、拉伸倍率及其分配密切相关,采取二步拉伸、一级拉伸倍率较大...     

Effect of Blend Ratio and Draw Ratio on the Mechanical Properties of PET/PP Blended Conjugate Fibers

This study analyzes the influence of blend ratio and draw ratio on the fiber properties of blend fibers composed of poly (ethylene terephthalate), or PET, and polypropylene, or PP, (hereafter referred to as PET/PP conjugate fibers). For a comparison, PET and poly (butylene terephthalate), or PBT blends, (hereafter referred to as PET/PBT conjugate fibers) are also investigated. Various blend ratios of fibers are melt spun and drawn in a multistep drawing method. The conjugate fibers are evaluated using tenacity, Young's modulus, wide-angle X-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) tests. The results show that multistep drawing using a lower first-step draw ratio provides a higher tenacity and Young's modulus. Furthermore, when the blend ratio is 75/25 in a PET/PP conjugate fiber and 50/50 in a PET/PBT conjugate fiber, the polymer components undergo a phase inversion phenomenon. A PP sub-micron (10^?1 ～ 10⁰ micron) fiber of about 0.0001 ～ 0.00017 tex in fineness, or about 0.4 ～ 0.5 micron in diameter, can be obtained when PET/PP conjugate fiber is treated with a 25% NaOH aqueous solution by weight. However, A PBT sub-micron fiber cannot be achieved using a PET/PBT conjugate fiber.     

Study on poly(ethylene terephthalate)/polypropylene microfibrillar composites. II. Solid‐state drawing behavior

A (20/80) blend of poly(ethylene terephthalate)/polypropylene (PET/PP) was solid‐state drawn to enhance the molecular orientation of the PET microfibers. Effects of drawing temperature (23–140°C) and drawing speed (max. 1000 mm/min) on the morphology and draw ratio of the blend were studied and discussed based on the drawing behaviors of the pure polymers. In cold drawing, there seemed to be a critical drawing speed below which the natural draw ratios of the polymers remained constant, but above which the draw ratios first decreased slightly because of suppression of molecular relaxation and then increased because of breakage of highly strained molecules and disintegration of lamellar crystals into finer mosaic blocks. Macroscopically, the pure PP and the PET/PP composite extrudates gave similar draw ratios at the same speeds. SEM showed that the PET microfibers suffered a smaller elongation than the PP matrix and severe voiding occurred at the PET/PP interface. Furthermore, substantial fiber breakage occurred during cold drawing at speeds above 200 mm/min. In comparison, drawing at 100°C caused no obvious interfacial voiding and fiber breakage. Furthermore, the natural draw ratio of the blend was lower than that of the pure PP extrudate, indicating that the PET microfibers had constrained the deformation of the PP matrix. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 93: 1989–2000, 2004     

热处理对COPET/PTT复合纤维卷曲性能的影响

以改性聚酯(COPET)及聚对苯二甲酸丙二醇酯(PTT)为原料经复合纺丝制备了COPET/PTT复合纤维,研究了热处理方式、温度和时间对COPET/PTT纤维卷曲性能的影响。结果表明:沸水处理优于干热处理;COPET/PTT复合比50/50的纤维具有较好的潜在卷曲性;湿热温度超过80℃,沸水处理时间10～20min,纤维卷曲性趋于稳定;干热温度在140～160℃时,纤维具有良好的卷曲性能;张力热处理有利于提高纤维的卷曲弹性回复能力。     

聚酯/液晶聚合物共混纤维的热处理

采用Ｘ射线衍射法、双折射法以及声速法研究了ＰＥＴ及其与液晶聚合物（ＬＣＰ）的共混初生纤维以及经过热处理后纤维的结晶结构和取向结构,并用应力－应变（Ｓ－Ｓ）法测定其断裂强度和初始模量。结果表明,ＬＣＰ的加入使初生纤维取向度和结晶度均下降,而喷头拉伸率增大则使共混初生纤维的结晶度和取向度均提高;由较大喷丝头拉伸率得到的共混纤维经热处理后取向度下降,而结晶度增大;当ＬＣＰ含量大于或等于１０％时,经热处理后共混纤维取向度下降;纤维２１０℃热处理后的晶粒尺寸明显大于１８０℃处理的,且前者的纤维各晶面的晶粒尺寸随着ＬＣＰ加入均有增大;纯ＰＥＴ纤维经热处理后力学性能提高,而ＰＥＴ／ＬＣＰ共混纤维热处理前后力学性能则呈较复杂的变化。     

In situ modulus enhancement of polypropylene monofilament through blending with a liquid‐crystalline copolyester

An immiscible blend of poly(propylene) (PP) with a thermotropic liquid‐crystalline polymer (TLCP, trade name Rodrun LC5000), a copolyester of 80/20 mol ratio of p‐hydroxy benzoic acid and polyethylene terephthalate was prepared in a twin‐screw extruder. The blend extrudate was fabricated as monofilament by using a single‐screw extruder equipped with a fiber line. The as‐spun filament was drawn at 120°C to enhance molecular orientation. Morphology, thermal, tensile, and dynamic mechanical properties of both as‐spun and drawn monofilaments were investigated. Almost continuously long TLCP fibers dispersed in PP matrix were obtained in the composite as‐spun monofilaments. The maximum modulus was found in 15 wt % TLCP/PP composite as‐spun filament, an increase of about 2.4 times that of the as‐spun neat PP. For the drawn filaments, the 10 wt % TLCP/PP composite showed a maximum modulus, an increase of about 1.5 times that of the drawn neat PP. The increase in the moduli was attributed not only to the reinforcement by TLCP fibrils with very high aspect ratio but also to the increases in PP crystallinity and molecular orientation through the drawing process. A remarkable improvement in the dynamic mechanical properties of the composite monofilaments was observed, especially in the high‐temperature region. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 90:1337–1346, 2003     

PET/PTT并列复合纤维制备工艺对其结构与性能的影响

以PET和PTT为原料通过熔融纺丝制备了具有自卷曲性能的并列复合纤维,研究了复合纤维制备工艺,探索并明确了两组分配比、牵伸倍率、热定形温度等参数对纤维断面形貌、力学性能、卷曲回弹性能的影响。试验结果表明:随着复合纤维中PTT组分从40%逐渐增加至60%,纤维断面保持8字形,且两相界面的熔接痕始终保持PTT相凸向PET相的形貌,同时纤维的弹性模量逐渐降低;牵伸倍率的增大能够显著提升纤维的强度、模量以及卷曲收缩率,但纤维的断裂伸长率及卷曲稳定度变差;在144~168℃范围内,热定形温度为156℃时,纤维的弹性模量、强度及卷曲收缩率较高,这主要是结晶度提高导致的。     

Properties of PP/PET bicomponent melt blown microfiber nonwovens after heat‐treatment

Polypropylene (PP)/poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) bicomponent (bico) fibres are successfully melt blown in the Reicofil® meltblown (MB) pilot line commissioned at the Textiles and Nonwovens Development Center (TANDEC), the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The bico fibers possess a cross‐sectional side‐by‐side configuration. The originally expected greater fiber crimp due to density and fine structure gradients on the different sides of the bico fibers was not commonly observed in the normal MB webs. These fabrics were exposed to dry heat for a period of time. The properties before and after the heat treatment were determined and compared to investigate the effects of heat on their properties. It was found that the bico webs are thermal dimensionally stable and many of their properties were not significantly affected. A mechanism is suggested on the thermal dimensional stability of the PP/PET bico MB webs. © 2003 Society of Chemical Industry