Mechanical and Thermal Characterization of Annealed Oriented PAN Nanofibers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Fabrication of Oriented PAN Nanofibers
2.3. Morphology
2.4. Tensile Test
2.5. Thermal Test
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Morphology
3.2. Mechanical Properties
3.3. Thermal Properties
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Annealed PAN Nanofiber Mats | Thickness, t (µm) | Tensile Strength σ at Break (MPa) | Young’s Modulus, E (MPa) | Elongation at Break, ε at Break (%) | |
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Longitudinal | Untreated | 156 ± 7 | 19.1 ± 3 | 610 ± 30 | 18.2 ± 2 |
70 °C | 154 ± 5 | 25.2 ± 2 | 650 ± 21 | 23.6 ± 2 | |
140 °C | 121 ± 5 | 19.5 ± 1 | 598 ± 26 | 3.1 ± 0.3 | |
210 °C | 119 ± 4 | 19.7 ± 1 | 595 ± 24 | 3.1 ± 0.2 | |
280 °C | 114 ± 4 | 16.8 ± 1 | 596 ± 23 | 3.0 ± 0.1 | |
Transverse | Untreated | 153 ± 9 | 1.7 ± 0.1 | 97 ± 6 | 7.6 ± 1 |
70 °C | 154 ± 6 | 2.1 ± 0.1 | 115 ± 8 | 9.2 ± 1 | |
140 °C | 125 ± 5 | 1.7 ± 0.1 | 44 ± 3 | 3.3 ± 0.2 | |
210 °C | 117 ± 4 | 1.3 ± 0.1 | 42 ± 3 | 3.3 ± 0.2 | |
280 °C | 113 ± 5 | 1.4 ± 0.1 | 45 ± 2 | 3.4 ± 0.1 |
Properties | Untreated | Annealed | ||||
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PAN Powder | Nanofiber Mat | 70 °C | 140 °C | 210 °C | 280 °C | |
TGA (°C) | 291.6 | 292.2 | 292.6 | 292.7 | 292.8 | 301.8 |
Heat absorbed during first DSC heating cycle (J/g) | 30.43 | 26.1 | 25.79 | 7.358 | 6.288 | 6.192 |
Tg during second DSC heating cycle (°C) | 96.8 | 97.0 | 96.7 | 90.1 | 92.3 | 91.0 |
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Sanchaniya, J.V.; Lasenko, I.; Kanukuntala, S.P.; Smogor, H.; Viluma-Gudmona, A.; Krasnikovs, A.; Tipans, I.; Gobins, V. Mechanical and Thermal Characterization of Annealed Oriented PAN Nanofibers. Polymers 2023, 15, 3287. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15153287
Sanchaniya JV, Lasenko I, Kanukuntala SP, Smogor H, Viluma-Gudmona A, Krasnikovs A, Tipans I, Gobins V. Mechanical and Thermal Characterization of Annealed Oriented PAN Nanofibers. Polymers. 2023; 15(15):3287. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15153287
Chicago/Turabian StyleSanchaniya, Jaymin Vrajlal, Inga Lasenko, Sai Pavan Kanukuntala, Hilary Smogor, Arta Viluma-Gudmona, Andrejs Krasnikovs, Igors Tipans, and Valters Gobins. 2023. "Mechanical and Thermal Characterization of Annealed Oriented PAN Nanofibers" Polymers 15, no. 15: 3287. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15153287