Thermal-oxidative Aging Properties of Short Glass Fiber Reinforced Nylon 10T Composites

Short glass fiber reinforced polyamide 10T (SGF/PA10T) composites were prepared by melt blending method, and the thermal-oxidative aging properties of SGF/PA10T composites at 240℃ were characterized by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical thermal analysis(DMA), FT-IR and mechanical properties test. The results show that the crystallization onset temperature of SGF/PA10T increases, the interfacial interaction between glass fiber and PA10T matrix is weakened, and damping capacity decreases during the thermal-oxygen aging process. With the increase of thermal-oxygen aging time, the glass transition temperature increases first and then decreases. Arrhenius equation was used to determine the glass transition activation energy of SGF/PA10T,and the results show that the mobility of molecular chain is changed and PA10T molecular chains are slight cross-linked in preliminary aging stage. At the same time, the thermal-oxygen can significantly reduce the mechanical properties of SGF/PA10T composites, after age at 240℃ for 50d,the tensile strength, flexural strength and impact strength retention rates are 18.4%, 9.8% and 37.7% respectively.