Water plasticizes only a small part of the amorphous phase in nylon-6

N.J.W. Reuvers; H.P. Huinink; O.C.G. Adan

doi:10.1002/marc.201300009

Water plasticizes only a small part of the amorphous phase in nylon-6

N.J.W. Reuvers, H.P. Huinink, O.C.G. Adan

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It is known that Polyamide 6 absorbs water in its amorphous phase. The exact composition of the amorphous phase will determine the uptake process. The heterogeneity in the amorphous phase with respect to plasticization by water uptake is quantified in this paper using NMR relaxometry. It is shown that water occupies and plasticizes only a small part (~6%) of the nylon matrix. This part is located in between the crystalline domains where polymer chain mobility is higher. At low moisture content (

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	949-953
Journal	Macromolecular Rapid Communications
Volume	34
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.201300009
Publication status	Published - 2013

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