Polymer Engineering and Science, Vol.39, No.12, 2395-2402, 1999
Fiber-forming properties of polymer mixture melts and properties of fibers on their basis
The fiber-forming properties of the following polymer mixture melts have been investigated: polypropylene-copolyamide (PP/CPA), polyoxymethylene-copolyamide (POM/CPA), POM-copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate (POM/EVAC), PP/EVAC, EVAC/CPA, and polypropylene-polyvinylalcohol (PP/PVA). The capability of the polymer mixture melts to fiber-form was estimated by degree of the polymer melt longitudinal deformation. It has been determined that the fiber-forming properties of polymer mixture melts can be regulated by changing the chemical nature of the mixture components, structure-formation processes and by introducing various additives of polymer and non-polymer nature into binary mixture. The mechanism of action of additives is connected with changing microrheology processes during mixture melt flowing under the influence of the specific interaction between polymer macromolecules and additives at the interphase. The complex threads from PP, POM or EVAC microfibers have been produced and the features of their structure and properties have been investigated. There are the following distinctive properties of the complex threads consisting of microfibers: high strength and initial modulus, high elasticity, exclusive softness, pleasant feel, coupling, capaciousness, and wool-likeness without special textural procedures, high sorption of moisture, dyes and other substances.
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