7. Effect of carbon fiber on the crystallization of polypropylene
作者:Dongming Li, Wei Wang, Zongneng Qi
关键字:crystallization, fiber
论文来源:期刊
具体来源:Acta Polymerica Sinica
发表时间:1989年
Polarizing microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) were used to study the effect of carbon fiber on the crystallization of polypropylene (PP). It is shown that the surface of carbon fiber displays a high propens ity to nucleate PP crystallization. The nuclei density at the surface of carbon fiber is much higher than that in the bulk area, and the resulting radial growth produces a type of transcrystalline structure, and the characteristic temperature of crystallization increases with carbon fiber concentration. By the study of the crys-tallization kinetics it is concluded that the crystallization in spherulitic in nature,carbon fiber promotes the crystallization of PP by decreasing it's crystalline surface free energy.