| Abstract: | Nylon 66/mesoporous molecular sieve (pore diameter: 2.7 nm) composites were prepared by annealing mixtures of nylon 66 and mesoporous molecular sieve (FSM) powders under high pressures and high temperature (FSM content: 0–60 wt %; pressure: 0.5–30 MPa; temperature: 300°C; time: 1 h). X‐ray diffraction and TEM measurements indicated the presence of the pores of FSM in the composite. Above 2 MPa, nylon 66 was charged in the pores of FSM. The fraction of the charged nylon 66 increased with pressure and was independent of the FSM content (pressure: 2–30 MPa; fraction of charged nylon 66: 54–66%). The infrared spectrum of the composite showed the bands based on Si O, C H, N H, CO. DSC measurement indicated that the heat of fusion of nylon 66 crystallite in the FSM pores was low compared with that of nylon 66. The composites prepared above 2 MPa were found to be superior in storage modulus to nylon 66. The modulus increased with an increase in the fraction of charged nylon 66 and the amount of FSM. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 74: 3254–3258, 1999 |
