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In this study, the physical properties of high tenacity and high modulus poly(vinyl alcohol) fibers by crosslinking wet spinning under different formalized temperature and time were studied. The formalized temperature and time ranged from 40℃ to 90℃ and 3 min to 120 min, respectively. Degree of formalization , dye-uptake, water absorption, hot water resistance and mechanical properties of formalized poly( vinyl alcohol) fibers were studied under different formalized conditions. The formalized poly(vinyl alcohol) fibers were treated by sulfuric acid in order to break intermolecular crosslinkage. The change of intermolecular crosslinkage during formalized treatment was studied, and the crystallinity was measured by utilized wide angle X-ray diffraction method. The results indicated that the degree of formalization and hot water resistance were increased as the formalized time increased, but the crystallinity decreased slightly, and also Tg peak disappeared. Hot water resistance increased initially with the increasing of formalized temperature, and then it decreased after over 80℃. The crystallinity decreased drastically with the increasing of formalized temperature. After formalized treatment, the water absorption, dry elongation, knot tenacity and elastic recovery were decreased. Dry tenacity was decreased about 5.2%, but wet/dry tenacity ratio was increased to 96.3%. The formalized poly(vinyl alcohol) fibers had excellent hot water resistance, the shrinkage was about 1.0% when heated 10 hours in 100℃ water. When the formalized temperature was above 80℃, the physical properties of vinylon fibers decreased drastically, because the crystalline region had been destroyed.
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