Effect of melt spinning conditions on the fiber structure development of polyethylene terephthalate

Publication date: 5 May 2017
Source:Polymer, Volume 116
Author(s): R. Tomisawa, T. Ikaga, K.H. Kim, Y. Ohkoshi, K. Okada, H. Masunaga, T. Kanaya, M. Masuda, Y. Maeda
The effects of spinning conditions on fiber properties are not well explained by the fiber structures because the birefringence, crystallinity, and SAXS patterns are often similar. In this study, the effects on the fiber structure development of polyethylene terephthalate after necking was analyzed by simultaneous WAXD/SAXS measurements. An X-shaped SAXS pattern was observed for all fibers drawn at the minimum draw ratio. In contrast, by drawing under a drawing stress of 100 MPa, the strong diffraction of the smectic phase and an obviously larger long period less than 1 ms after necking were observed for fibers spun at 500–1500 m/min, while almost no smectic phase was observed for fibers spun at 2000 m/min. A higher crystallization rate and clear draw ratio dependence of crystallization rate were also observed for the fiber spun at 2000 m/min. The clear differences in structure development can explain their differences in tensile strength and thermal shrinkage.

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