Development and characterization of single polymer composites prepared by compression molding of polyamide 6 empty microcapsules and novel woven textile structures

Autor: Nadya Vasileva Dencheva, Bernhard Engesser, Zlatan Denchev, Shafagh D. Tohidi, Ana Maria A. C. Rocha
Přispěvatelé: Universidade do Minho
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal
Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
instacron:RCAAP
ISSN: 2352-4928
DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2020.100912
Popis: Supplementary material related to this article can be found, in the online version, at doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2020.100912.
In the present study, novel polyamide 6 based woven single polymer composites (WSPC) were developed by powder-coating of woven textile structures with polyamide 6 empty microcapsules (EMC) and subsequent compression molding. To synthesize EMC, activated anionic ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactam by solution/precipitation was applied. Stitched plain fabrics that are promising novel class of woven fabrics and two conventional woven patterns (plain and satin-5 harness) were used as textile reinforcements. The thermal and mechanical properties of all composites were characterized and related to the reinforcements´ morphology, fiber volume fraction and ply orientation. For better understanding of the bonding state at the matrix-fiber interface, stereo-optical microscopy and SEM image analysis by image processing were performed. The data obtained confirmed the existence of a transcrystalline layer (TCL) in the interface region. The mechanical behavior of the composites was related also to the PA6 polymorph content of the samples and their crystallinity indexes determined by wide-angle X-ray diffraction experiments.
All authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the project TSSiPRO-NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000015 funded by the regional operational program NORTE 2020, under the PORTUGAL 2020 Partnership Agreement, through the European Regional Development Fund. The partial support by FEDER funds through the COMPETE program and by national funds through FCT – Foundation for Science and Technology within the project POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007136is also acknowledged. S. D. Tohidi acknowledges FCT for the financial support through the project SFRH/BD/94759/2013. Moreover, the first author thanks for the financial support of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), through the operational program for COMPETE 2020 and by FCT within the project PTDC/EMEEME/30967/2017 and NORTE 0145-FEDER-030967. Additionally, N. Dencheva is also grateful for the financial support of FCTin the frames of the strategic project UID/CTM/50025/2013 and the personal program-contract CTTI-51/18-IPC.
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