摘要：

Thermotropic LCP/LCP fiber blends were prepared by a combination of meltblending and hot-drawing, using a wholly aromatic copolyester KU-9211 (also called K161 from Bayer A.G.) and an aliphatic containing LCP (liquid crystalline polymer) PET/PHB60 (from Kodak Tennessee Eastman). Morphological evidence, including scanning electron (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), showed that the dispersed phase consisted primarily of highly oriented, 0.5 to 2 μm diameter rigid-rods of aromatic fibers imbedded in a matrix of predominantly aliphatic LCP fibrils with diameters in the range of 20 to 50 nm. An interphase of approximately 50 nm strongly bonded the two phases together. The fiber blends were characterized using dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), gas chromotography/mass spectroscopy (GC/MS), and rheological measurements. It appears that the processing conditions employed for melt blending had caused PET/PHB60 to undergo chain scissio

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