Abstract
Polyacrylonitrile(PAN)/polyacrylamide(PAAm) and PAN/copolymer(poly(AAm-co-AN)) blend fibers were prepared by solution spinning using nitric acid as a solvent. and stretched to 3, 5 and 7 of draw ratio. The effects of blend ratio and draw ratio on the viscoelastic and shrinking behavior of the fibers were investigated. The peak position of tan § related to Tg of PAH/copolymer fiber shifred towards higher temperature as the content of AN in AAm/AN composition of the copolymer is increased, while the tan 6-peak position of PAn/PAAm fiber has the same as that of pure PAN. The tan 6-peak temperature of PAN/topolymer fiber shifted to lower temperature with increasing draw ratio. The shrinkage of pure PAU, PAM/PAAm and PAN/copolymer fibers increased with increasing heat treating temperature and AN content in copolymers. but decreased with the increment of the draw ratio. It was concluded that the miscibility of the copolymer with PAN is better than that of PAAm and increased with increasing AW content of copolymer.