Effect of nanoclay on the thermal, mechanical, and crystallization behavior of nanofiber webs of nylon-6

Khalid Saeed; Soo Young Park

doi:10.1002/pc.21262

Effect of nanoclay on the thermal, mechanical, and crystallization behavior of nanofiber webs of nylon-6

Khalid Saeed, Soo Young Park

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Nylon-6 and nanoclay/nylon-6 composite nanofibers were prepared by electrospinning technique, in which formic acid was used as a solvent for good solubility of nylon-6. The diameter of nylon-6 and nanoclay/nylon-6 nanofibers was below 350 nm and had smooth surfaces. The DSC heating curves of nylon-6 and composites nanofibers show two endotherm behaviors, T _m1 (about 214°C) and T _m2 (about 220°C), corresponding to the melting events of γ-form and α-form crystals, respectively. The WAXs study showed that the γ-crystalline phase predominantly present in both nylon-6 and nanoclay/nylon-6 nanofibers. The mechanical properties of the nanoclay/nylon-6 composite nanofibers were higher than neat nylon-6 electrospun nanofibers, which was decreased as the quantity of the clay increased. It might be due to the aggregation of nanoclay at high concentration. The thermal properties of the composite nanofibers were higher than neat nylon-6 nanofibers. POLYM. COMPOS., 2012.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	192-195
Number of pages	4
Journal	Polymer Composites
Volume	33
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.21262
Publication status	Published - Feb 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Effect of nanoclay on the thermal, mechanical, and crystallization behavior of nanofiber webs of nylon-6

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