Isothermal crystallization kinetic modeling of poly(etherketoneketone) (PEKK)

Isothermal melt and cold crystallization kinetics of poly(etherketoneketone) (PEKK) have been investigated by differential scanning calorimetry. A modified Avrami model has been used to describe the two-stage crystallization of PEKK. The primary crystallization stage is assumed to be a two dimensional nucleation growth with an Avrami exponent of 2 whereas the secondary stage is assumed to be a one dimensional nucleation growth with an Avrami exponent of 1. The evolution of the crystallization constant rates depending on temperature has been modeled with the Hoffman and Lauritzen growth equation. The activation energy of nucleation constants Kg for both crystallizations are presented.