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To increase the spinning speed of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT) fibers, polystyrene (PS) was selected as an additive polymer in the PTT matrix. Mixing of the immiscible PS with PTT led to an increase in spinning speed up to 5,500 m/min. PS was employed to improve the extensibility of the matrix PTT in the spinning process as it can prevent PTT molecular orientation. Experimental results show that the mixing of PS achieved this. The elongation at break of spun fibers increased with the amount of PS. PS addition prevented fiber orientation, especially amorphous orientation, and improved drawability, and as such, increased spinning speed up to 5,500 m/min.
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Oh, T.H., Han, S.S. & Lyoo, W.S. Effect of polystyrene mixing on mechanical properties and structural changes in melt spinning. Fibers Polym 11, 1165–1169 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-010-1165-7
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