Interactions between PA6 Ratio and Tensile Properties in PVA/PA6 Hybrid Nanofiber Yarns

Abstract:

In this study, we fabricated poly vinyl alcohol/polyamide 6 (PVA/PA6) hybrid nanofiber yarns and examined the influence of PA6 content on tensile properties of hybrid nanofiber yarns. The surface morphology of nanofiber yarns was studied by scanning electron microscope (SEM). The average diameters of nanofibers in pure PA6 and pure PVA nanofibers yarns were 83±12 nm and 187±21 nm, respectively. The results showed that the strength of hybrid yarns was descending for PA6 contents below 16.5 % and ascending for higher contents. Also, by increasing the PA6 ratio in the hybrid yarn, the elongation at break was decreased. Three various models including: Hamburger, simple rule of mixtures (ROM) and hybrid models were applied to predict the tensile behavior of hybrid yarns. This study showed that neither ROM nor Hamburger’s models were capable of predicting the tensile properties of hybrid yarns. Whiles, hybrid model can predict properties with the lowest error (6.44 % error in strength values and 13.06 % error in elongation values prediction). Moreover, this model was modified further for higher performance. Our results demonstrate that the hybrid model can be applied in engineered tensile properties of nanofibrous yarns.

• Periodical: Nano Hybrids and Composites (Volume 14)
• Pages: 25-37
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/NHC.14.25
• Online since: March 2017
• Authors: Aref Fakhrali, Seyed Vahid Ebadi, Ali Akbar Gharehaghaji*, Masoud Latifi, Abdolrasool Moghassem
• Keywords: Electrospinning, Hamburger’s Model, Hybrid Model, Hybrid Nanofiber Yarn, Mechanical Properties

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