Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2011, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (12): 2908.

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Isothermal Crystallization Kinetics of Thermoplastic Polyimide and Poly(ether ether ketone) Blends

GUO Lai-Hui1, FANG Xing-Zhong1*, WANG Gui-Bin2, WU Zhong-Wen2   

  1. 1. Polymer Department, Ningbo Institute of Material Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China;
    2. Alan G. MacDiarmid Institute, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
  • Received:2010-12-30 Revised:2011-06-16 Online:2011-12-10 Published:2011-11-25
  • Contact: FANG Xing-Zhong E-mail:fxzhong@nimte.ac.cn
  • Supported by:

    宁波市国际科技合作项目(批准号: 2009D10017)和宁波市自然基金(批准号: 2009A610055)资助.

Abstract: Thermoplastic polyimide(TPI) and poly(ether ether ketone)(PEEK) blends were prepared by melt blending and the isothermal crystallization kinetics of the blends was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry(DSC). Avrami equation and Hoffman-Lauritzen equation were used to analyse the isothermal crystallization kinetics, folding-surface free energy(σe) and the work of chain folding(q), respectively. The results showed that the rate of crystallization of PEEK decreased, while activation energy of crystallization, σe and q increased when TPI was added. But there was no linear relationships between the changes of these values and the content of TPI. A possible explanation was given by the investigation of the miscibility and surface morphology of the blends.

Key words: Thermoplastic polyimide, Poly(ether ether ketone), Isothermal crystallization, Activation energy of crystallization, Surface free energy

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