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In this research, the morphologies, isothermal-crystallization kinetics, and spherulite growth of aliphatic polyketone/polyamide-6 blends were studied. A single glass-transition temperature (T g) was determined, and the composition dependence of T g for these blends was well described by the Kwei equation. The strong intermolecular interaction between the two polymer components was confirmed by melting-point depression. The isothermal-crystallization kinetics were analyzed on the basis of the Avrami approach. A linear increase in the radii of the spherulites with time was observed for all compositions. All the spherulites continued to grow at nearly identical growth rates. With increasing polyamide-6 content, the size of the spherulites in the polyketone/polyamide-6 blends gradually decreased, and the number of spherulites in the blends increased.
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Zhang, Hx., Huh, SR., Ko, EB. et al. Isothermal-crystallization kinetics and spherulite growth of aliphatic polyketone/polyamide-6 blends. Chin J Polym Sci 35, 782–792 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10118-017-1936-3
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