Non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of Nylon 10T and Nylon 10T/1010 copolymers: Effect of sebacic acid as a third comonomer

A systematic investigation of the crystallization kinetics and morphology of the Nylon 10T and the Nylon 10T/1010 prepared by direct melt polymerization has been performed. In this study, sebacic acid was evaluated as a third comonomer for Nylon 10T/1010. Furthermore, 1,10-decanediamine and sebacic acid are two types of important raw material to synthesize Nylon 10T/1010 and can be obtained from the product of castor oil, which can be prepared by castor seeds. In order to optimize processing conditions of Nylon 10T/1010 in industrial applications and achieve better properties, it is essential to study non-isothermal crystallization process quantitatively. For this reason, non-isothermal crystallization kinetics study, from differential scanning calorimetric measurements, was performed.65