For the purpose of disclosing the correlationships between fine structures in amorphous region of unstretched and stretched nylon 66 film and its moisture regain
M, the dynamic viscoelasticities (isothermally and isochronically) and linear and volume expansion were measured. For nylon 66 unstretched films the following results were obtained: (1) In the range O≤
M≤5.5%, as
M increased, the magnitude of tanδ, in the temperature range lower than its peak temperature
Tmax in tanδ-temperature curve, increased abruptly, resulting in a broadening tanδ-curve. This broadening effect was evidently observed even for the samples having
M=0.25%, (2) In the above-mentioned region of
M, both the heterogeneity index
nt, and elastic modulus fraction
fe of amorphous region, determined according to the theory of Manabe-Kamide-Nakayama by analyzing tanδ-temperature curve, increased gradually with
M. (3) In the range
M>5.5%, tanδ-temperature curve, shifted remarkably and became sharp with increasing
M and concurrently,
fe increased gradually, but
nt, decreased slightly. (4) In the whole range investigated, 0≤
M≤12.2%, temperature-moisture regain-time-correspondence rule was not applicable. For stretched film, with
M=3%, in the temperature range 20_??_65°C, dynamic modulus
E′ parallel to the stretching direction (
E_??_) was always larger than that perpendicular to the stretching direction (
E_??_) and the similar relation of tanδ_??_>tanδ was obtained. These relations were reversed above 65°C. From the above experimental facts and the measurements on expansion due to water absorption, the followings are concluded: (1) Even at
M=0.25%. water molecules were not only adsorbed as the surface water, but also absorbed in inner amorphous region. (2) Water molecules, at first, penetrated into molecular-loosely packed portion in amorphous region and water was not absorbed uniformly in amorphous region, but existed preferentially in molecular-loosely packed portion. (3) By the action of water absorbed in polymer sample, the fine structure changed. (4) In the stretched film, the molecular-closely packed portion had a tendency to be in parallel to the stretching direction and the molecular-loosely-packed portion to be perpendicular to the stretching direction.
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