Observation of two-stage crystallization of poly(ether ether ketone) by thermal mechanical analysis

Hsin Lung Chen, Roger S. Porter*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We report the application of thermal mechanical analysis (TMA) to study the crystallization behavior of poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK). We are able to show that the two crystallization stages of PEEK are clearly distinguished by measuring the variation of film thickness with time during isothermal crystallization. These two crystallization stages can not be readily distinguished by DSC. The distinction by TMA becomes less clear with increasing crystallization temperature due to overlap of these two crystallization stages.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)109-113
Number of pages5
JournalThermochimica Acta
Volume243
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 09 1994
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Crystallization
  • DSC
  • PEEK
  • TMA

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