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Hierarchical constraint distribution of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibers with different preparation methods

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The hierarchical constraint characteristics of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE) fibers with different structures were evaluated by in situ wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) measurement during heating. Two UHMW-PE fibers were used in this study, an original gel-spun fiber and a processed fiber that was tensile-drawn from the original fiber above the static equilibrium melting temperature of PE. A difference in fiber processing induced change in constraint distribution attributed to morphological heterogeneity. The original gel-spun fiber, which had a heterogeneous structure, induced the constraint distribution because of the obvious existence of skin and core. In contrast, the tensile-drawn fiber, which had a homogeneous structure formed by the fusion adhesion between twisted single yarn surfaces, depressed the constraint distribution. These results demonstrate that a difference in fiber processing induces change in hierarchical characteristics with different structural dimensions.

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Acknowledgements

Synchrotron WAXD measurements were performed under the approval of the Photon Factory Program Advisory Committee (Proposal 2004G265). This work was partly supported by a Grant-in-Aid for the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellows and the Industrial Technology Research Grant Program from the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan. M. Kakiage expresses his gratitude for the JSPS Research Fellowships for Young Scientists.

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    Present address: Department of Applied Chemistry, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama, 338-8570, Japan

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Gunma University, Kiryu, Gunma, 376-8515, Japan

    Masaki Kakiage, Takuya Tamura, Takeshi Yamanobe & Hiroki Uehara

  2. Heian Jogakuin University, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-1092, Japan

    Syozo Murakami

  3. Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Biophysics Laboratory, Graduate School of Engineering, Gunma University, 4-2, Aramaki, Maebashi, 371-8510, Japan

    Hiroshi Takahashi

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Masaki Kakiage is a Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.

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Kakiage, M., Tamura, T., Murakami, S. et al. Hierarchical constraint distribution of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibers with different preparation methods. J Mater Sci 45, 2574–2579 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-010-4228-7

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