In this study, the crystallization behavior of melt-spun Al87Ni10La3 amorphous phase was investigated by using X-ray diffraction and non-isothermal differential thermal analysis techniques. The results demonstrated that the amorphous phase exhibited two-stage crystallization on heating, i.e., at first step the amorphous phase transforms into α-Al phase and at second step Al11La3 and Al3Ni inter...

This work investigates the crystallization kinetics and thermal stability of a new melt processable semicrystalline polyimide (Tg= ca. 210°C, Tm= ca. 395°C) based on 1,3bis(4-aminophenoxy) benzene (TPER) and 3,3’,4,4’-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride (BPDA), and endcapped with phthalic anhydride (PA). Earlier studies have demonstrated that this polymer is a strong candidate as a structural a...

The effect of Mw on the non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of metallocene linear polyethylene (m-PE) was studied using modulated differential scanning calorimetry. Six linear m-PEs of molecular weights in the range 122-934 kg/mol were prepared by gas phase polymerization. The cooling rate was varied in the range 2–20C/min and it has significantly affected the crystallization behavior. The ...

The isothermal cold-crystallization of the glass-former low-molecular-weight compound, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA), was monitored by real-time dielectric relaxation spectroscopy (DRS) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The alpha-relaxation associated with the dynamic glass transition as detected by DRS was followed at different crystallization temperatures, T(cr), nearly ab...

In order to accelerate the crystallization of poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) biopolymer and enhance its crystallizability, biocompatible and environmentally friendly tungsten disulphide inorganic nanotubes (INT-WS2) were introduced into the polymer matrix. The non-isothermal cold-crystallization and subsequent melting behaviour of pure PLLA and PLLA/INT-WS2 nanocomposites were investigated in detai...

There is tremendous interest in using low loadings of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) to enhance the multifunctional properties of polymers, with functionalization often pursued to increase the dispersion and effective reinforcement of MWNTs within the polymer. In our interest to understand the effect of MWNT functionalization on Poly (butylene terephthalate) (PBT) crystallization kinetics...

Successive Self-nucleation and Annealing (SSA) is a thermal fractionation technique that performed by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). The combination of non-isothermal isothermal steps applied during SSA achieves efficient molecular segregation polymer crystallization. Such magnifies the effect defects in chain crystallization, thereby providing information on structure. was created im...

Medical-profession-accepted and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved biodegradable polymers have been used for tissue engineering applications over the last two decades due to their good biocompatibility and acceptable biodegradation properties. Poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) is a linear aliphatic biodegradable polymer and has been widely studied for use as a scaffolding material for huma...

Mold powders are fluxing agents used as raw materials in the steel industry, which play very important role in processing stability and final surface quality of a product. Surface quality depends particularly on the viscosity and the heat transfer of infiltrated mold flux between the mold wall and the solidified steel shell. Heat flux across the interfacial gap depends on thermal properties of ...