Effects of temperature of drawing bath and draw ratio on the contribution of crystalline and non-crystalline birefringence at the hot drawn in water and heated at 170°C under a constant length P. E. T. fibers were investigated by X-ray and optical polarized microscope. Results obtained are as follows:
1) The caluculated maximum values of the birefringence due to
c-and
a-axis oriented P. E. T. crystals are 0.216 and -0.330 respectively.
2) Coefficient of the crystalline orientation
fε on the hot drawn at 70°C and heated fibers are found negative due to the
a-axis oriented crystal at lower elongation, strong positive at higher elongation and zero or weak positive at intermediate elongation, respectively. The value of
fε on the hot drawn fiber at 60°C is quite similar to
fε at 70°C. And the value of
fε on the hot drawing at 80°C is negative in all stretching and its value increases slightty with the rising draw ratio.
3) Effects of the draw ratio on the crystalline birefringence
Δnc for the hot drawn P. E. T. fibers are shown as a sigmoid curves at drawing temperature of 70°C, that is,
Δnc at lower elongation is negative due to the
a-axis oriented crystal, and its value at higher elongation is storong positive.
Δnc at drawing iemperature of 70°C is almost similar to
fε at 70°C. And the value of
Δnc at drawing temperature of 80°C may act as more effective oriented contribution due to the crystallization than oriented contribution due to the stretching, and its value decreases with increased draw ratio.
4) Total-birefringence is divied into the contribution of crystalline and non-crystalline birefringence. While the contribution of crystalline birefringence
Δnc•X is almost similar to
Δnc in all hot drawing fibers, the contribution of amorphous birefringence
Δna•(1-X) at the drawing temperature of 70°C becomes lesss at the initial stage of stretching than its value at start of elongation, and successively it increases with increased draw ratio. While
Δna•(1-X) at drawing temperature of 60°C increases monotonously with increased draw ratio, its value at the drawing temperature of 80°C approaches to a constant value beyond 2.0 draw ratio.
5) The transformation point of the relation between the draw ratio and amorphous birefringence
Δna of non-heated fibers is found in the vicinity of draw ratio 2.0 at 60°C and 2.5 at 70°C, and
Δna increases with increased draw ratio. Amorphous birefringence
Δna of the drawn at 70°C and heated fibers at the initial stage of drawing decreases as compared with
Δna at the start of elongation and successively increases with increased draw ratio.
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