The study of heat-resistant fibers obtained from a melt of thermoplastic crystallizable polyimide

Abstract

The homologous series of thermoplastic polyetherimide based on resorcinol dianhydride R (1,3-bis-(3,3',4,4'-dicarboxyphenoxy)benzene) and tetranuclear diamine BAPB (4,4'-bis(4"-aminophenoxy) biphenyl) (R-BAPB) were synthesized in powder form. Fibers were obtained by melt spinning of this polyimide. It was analyzed, how changes in the molecular weight of polyimide can affect the ability to form fibers through the melt. The influence of the degree of orientation high-temperature drawing on the thermal mechanical properties and the change in the morphology of the polymer was studied. An increase in draw ration (DR) from 1 to 4 led to a substantial increase in tensile strength and Young's modulus of polyimide fibers.