2019 journal article

Mechanical properties of PTT fibers by sustainable horizontal isothermal bath process

SN APPLIED SCIENCES, 1(10).

By: M. Najafi n & R. Kotek n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Poly(trimethylene terephthalate); Horizontal isothermal bath (HIB); Melt spinning process; Fiber tensile strength; Compact fibrillar morphology; Molecular orientation
Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 28, 2019

The melt spinning process of poly (trimethylene terephthalate) was modified by the inclusion of horizontal isothermal bath (HIB) in the extrusion line. Several parameters including liquid depth, liquid temperature, and take-up speed were utilized in this study. The structural and mechanical properties of the fibers were characterized by DSC, X-ray, SEM, optical birefringence, and tensile testing. The results showed that the bath treatment increased considerably the fiber birefringence up to 0.066 by 66% and increased the crystallinity up to 47.94% by 100% compared to the control (no HIB) fibers. Drawing the HIB fibers with a low draw ratio (DR) of 1.11 increased the tensile strength up to 4.76 g/d and reduced the tensile strain down to 51.76%. Such strength is greater than the maximum value of 3.3 g/d reported before. The obtained results can widen application of PTT fibers in technical woven/nonwoven fiber products.