Nylon 6 (Ny 6) monofilaments with various draw ratios were dyed in saturated aqueous solution of 1, 4, 5, 8-tetraaminoanthraquinone (4AAQ) at 90°C under various hydrostatic pressures up to 2.5 kbar. Diffusion coefficient (
D) of 4AAQ in Ny 6 and activation volume for the diffusion (
ΔV_??_), both along the parallel (_??_) and perpendicular (⊥) directions to the drawing axis, were obtained from the dye penetration distance vs. square root of diffusion time relationship and the pressure dependence of
D. It was found that
D_??_ decreases rapidly with increasing draw ratio, while
D⊥ shows a maximum near draw ratio of 1.9 and then decreases rapidly. In the course of drawing,
D⊥, persists in being larger than
D_??_. In a striking contrast, however, for
ΔV_??_, neither a significant change nor anisotropy for the two directions was obtained with increasing draw ratio. The reason for such an insensitive behavior of
ΔV_??_ to the drawing was discussed.
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