Melt-Processable Acrylonitrile-Methacrylate-Dimethyl Maleate Terpolymers and Fibers

Abstract:

A series of acrylonitrile (AN)-methacrylate (MA)-dimethyl maleate (DMM) terpolymers with different molar ratios were fabricated by emulsion polymerization. The feeding ratio agrees well with the composition of AN-MA-DMM terpolymer. With increasing the molar ratio of DMM in terpolymer, glass transition temperature (T_g) increases to higher temperature at first and then decreases. T_g drops to the lowest value-78.6 °C when the feeding ratio is 85/13/2 mol%. The melting temperature (T_m) of 85/11/4 AN-MA-DMM terpolymer is the lowest at-137.2 °C, while its resistant temperature (5 wt% weight loss, T_0.05) rises up to the highest value, -314.9 °C. DMM plays an important role in improving the melt flowability of PAN based copolymer. The cross sections of 85/14/1 AN-MA-DMM fiber are compact and the outer surfaces of the fiber are smooth. Tensile strength of AN-MA-DMM fiber is 3.4 cN/dtex.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 487)
• Pages: 121-126
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.487.121
• Online since: January 2014
• Authors: Tian Yu Wang*, Xing Xiang Zhang, Na Han
• Keywords: Acrylonitrile, Dimethyl Maleate, Fiber, Melt-Processable, Methacrylate, Terpolymer

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