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Crystal Orientation Behavior of a Poly(vinylidene fluoride)/Nylon 11 Blend
Author(s) -
Li Yongjin,
Kaito Akira
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.200390037
Subject(s) - materials science , crystallization , nylon 6 , fluoride , morphology (biology) , composite material , phase (matter) , crystal (programming language) , confocal laser scanning microscopy , scanning electron microscope , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , polymer , chemistry , organic chemistry , medicine , inorganic chemistry , biomedical engineering , biology , computer science , engineering , genetics , programming language
The oriented crystallization of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) in stretched films of a PVDF/nylon 11 blend was investigated. At low crystallization temperature the c ‐axis of the PVDF α ‐form was oriented to the orientation axis of the nylon 11 matrix, but c ‐axis orientation gradually changed to a ‐axis orientation upon increasing the crystallization temperature. Under all crystallization conditions studied, considerable amounts of PVDF in its β ‐form with c ‐axis orientation were produced as well.Phase morphology of a stretched film of PVDF/nylon 11 blend observed with confocal laser scanning microscopy.