Nylon 66-6I and nylon 610-6I copolymers (I=isophthalic acid) were prepared by melt polycondensation (Random) and by interfacial polycondensation using carbon tetrachloride (CCl
4) or chloroform (CHCl
3) as organic solvent. Melting temperature (
Tm), glass-transition temperature (
Tg) and cold crystallization temperature (
Tcc) of the copolymers were measured by a differential thermal analyzer. For nylon 66-6I,
Tm decreased in the order of Random>CCl
4>CHCl
3, while
Tg,
Tcc and
Tcc-
Tg increased in the order of Random<CHCl
3<CCl
4. For nylon 610-61, on the other hand,
Tm,
Tg, and
Tcc differed little between Random and CCl
4. It is suggested from the above results that nylon 66-6I copolymers prepared by interfacial polycondensation form a block structure which enhances the rigidity of copolymer chains when aromatic chain content and hydrogen bond concentration are relatively high.
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