Shavit-Hadar, Liron
Rein, Dmitry M.
Khalfin, Rafail
Terry, Ann E.
Heunen, Guido
[UCL]
Cohen, Yachin
The effect of compaction conditions on UHMWPE fibers is examined by microbeam X-ray diffraction (WAXS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The morphological observations indicate that melting occurs during compaction both on the surface of the fiber as well as in its internal regions. In addition, the recrystallized phase is nucleated on the fiber surface, possibly epitaxially. The recrystallized phase that originates from the internal regions of the fiber retains the initial highly oriented structure. WAXS microbeam measurements do not show any significant core-shell structure in compacted single fibers. Considering the overall characteristics of the melting process during compaction, we can conclude that the hexagonal phase that appears upon heating of the fibers under moderate pressure is responsible for good adhesion of the fibers to each other, even more significantly than surface melting, especially because of its ability to retain the high orientation of the chains in the fibers. This information is relevant for understanding the formation and microstructure of the matrix component in the self-reinforced composites fabricated by compaction. (c) 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Bibliographic reference |
Shavit-Hadar, Liron ; Rein, Dmitry M. ; Khalfin, Rafail ; Terry, Ann E. ; Heunen, Guido ; et. al. Compacted UHMWPE fiber composites: Morphology and X-ray microdiffraction experiments. In: Journal of Polymer Science. Part B, Polymer Physics, Vol. 45, no. 13, p. 1535-1541 (2007) |
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