Non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of polyamide 1010/montmorillonite nanocomposite

Abstract

The non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of pure polyamide 1010 (PA1010) and PAlOlO/montmorillonite nanocomposite (PA1010/MMT) was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) at various cooling rates. The Avrarni analysis modified by Jeziorny and a new method developed by Mo can describe the nonisothermal crystallization process of PA1010 and PA1010/MMT nanocomposite very well. The difference in the value of exponent n between PA1010 and PA1010/MMT nanocomposite suggests that the nano-size montmorillonite layers act as nucleation agents of PA1010. The values of half-time of crystallization and crystallization rate coefficient (CRC) show that the crystallization rate of PA1010/MMT nanocomposite is faster than that of PA1010 at a given cooling rate, © 2004 Society of Plastics Engineers.