Structural study and thermal behavior of composites: Polyamide 66/glass fibers: The reinforcement ratio effect on the kinetics of crystallization

Abstract

The present research aims at studying the kinetics of non-isothermal crystallization of the polyamide 66 matrix and its composites with the presence of a glass fiber load. To achieve that goal, the non-isothermal crystallization of polyamide 66 has been studied by means of DSC. The ratio of tested reinforcement varies from 7% to 50% of glass fiber in mass. The modeling, by the theories of Jeziorny and those of Mo, has allowed us to study the influence of adding this reinforcement, as well as the variation of the rate of cooling, on the kinetics of crystallization of the composites in question, which has been manifested by a remarkable change in the nucleation mechanism of the polyamide 66 matrix. Regarding the reinforcement effect, the incorporation of the glass fibers load into the polyamide 66 matrix has caused the appearance of exothermic peaks in a higher temperature range and that for all the working materials. Finally, the results showed that the Mo model is the most suitable for the study of polyamide 66/glass fiber crystallization kinetics.