Tensile properties of high-density polyethylene nano-micron fibers with three-dimensional network structure
In order to achieve the large-scale production of high-density polyethylene nano-micron fibers with three-di-mensional network(PENFs),high-density polyethylene and dichloromethane were used as raw materials,PEN-Fs with high-performance were successfully prepared by high-pressure flash spinning equipment.The parame-ters during spinning process were optimized by response surface methodology.The mechanical and weather resis-tance properties of PENFs were analyzed.The results showed that the optimal preparation conditions for PENFs are spinning temperature of 176.3℃,spinning pressure of 8.6 MPa,and spinning solution mass fraction of 8.0%,then the fracture strength and elongation at break of the prepared PENFs can reach 29.1 cN/dtex and 99.9%,respectively,which are superior to conventional fibers such as aramid and polyester.Under constant e-longation and load conditions,the elastic recovery ability of PENFs decreases gradually with the increase of stretching times and load.When the stretching elongation is 5%,the elastic recovery rate of PENFs fibers can reach 92.8%,then decrease to 75.5%after stretching 10 times.When the stretching load is 1.2 N,the elastic recovery rate of PENFs fibers is 84.6%.The strength and elongation of PENFs fibers have little loss when PENFs fibers are placed outdoors for 20 d,and after 30 d the fracture strength and elongation at break of PENFs fibers significantly decrease,but there is no significant change in the appearance of the fibers.