Polyethylene ultra-coarse denier monofilament for rope and preparation method thereof
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of polyethylene fibers for ropes, in particular to a polyethylene ultra-coarse denier monofilament for medium-high strength ropes and a preparation method thereof.
Background
At present, the fiber for the rope mainly comprises terylene, chinlon, polyethylene filaments, polypropylene filaments and the like, the strength is 5-10cN/dtex, and the fiber for the rope also comprises aramid fibers, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibers and the like, the strength is 22-40cN/dtex, and the domestic market is blank for medium-high strength fibers with the strength of 10-20 cN/dtex.
The ropes prepared by the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber have high strength and excellent performance, but for partial middle-end civil markets, the special high strength is not needed in the use stage, and the phenomena of high cost and pollution caused by the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene filament spinning process are unavoidable. The ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene monofilament is thinner, and is easy to break and hook in the use process, so that the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene rope can be used later only by coating in the preparation process. The common polyethylene heavy denier monofilament sold in the market has the strength below 7cN/dtex and needs to be replaced frequently in use. In the process of preparing the coarse monofilaments, the problems of difficult cooling and low production speed exist, and the winding speed is generally 100-150m/min.
There have been many studies on the direct melt spinning of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene by modifying it and using a screw extruder, most of which are blended with low molecular weight polyolefin or lubricant, etc., and the extrusion speed is slow. Meanwhile, the compatibility of the additive materials and the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene is poor, the phenomenon of broken filaments can occur in actual production, and large-scale production is difficult.
There are also some studies that the fineness of the monofilaments prepared by adding a modifier to High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and then melt spinning is fine, and the abrasion resistance effect is not particularly ideal in the application to ropes. And excessive modifier is added to influence the spinning continuity, the strength of the finished product and the hand feeling.
Patent CN102154749a discloses a heavy denier ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber yarn, which adopts gel spinning, and has complex flow and high cost.
Patent CN115029810A discloses a high-performance polyethylene heavy denier monofilament for a stormy wave resistant fishery rope net, the diameter of a filament outlet hole is 5-50mm, such a large filament spraying hole means that the quantity of produced monofilaments is small,
The yield is low, and the extruded filaments have too large a diameter to be cooled uniformly.
Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, there is a need to develop a medium-strength polyethylene ultra-coarse denier monofilament which has low cost and simple preparation process and can be used for ropes.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the defects of the prior art, the invention provides a polyethylene ultra-coarse denier monofilament for a rope and a preparation method thereof, the production process of the monofilament is simple, the cost is low, and compared with a common polyethylene rope, the prepared rope has greatly improved stretching and wear resistance, improves the durability of the rope in use, and is suitable for middle-end civil markets.
The polyethylene monofilament prepared by the invention has fineness of 400D-2000D, strength of more than 13cN/dtex and elongation at break of 3-10%.
The invention aims at realizing the following means:
The invention provides a preparation method of polyethylene ultra-coarse denier monofilament for ropes, which is characterized by comprising the following steps of:
(1) Raw material selection
HDPE powder with the weight average molecular weight of 8 ten thousand to 50 ten thousand and the molecular weight distribution of less than or equal to 4,190 ℃ and the melt index of 0.3 g/10.0 g/10min under 2.16KG is selected, and the polyethylene has good fluidity, is easy to process and does not need to be added with lubricant. In addition, HDPE contains 0.1-5 branches per 1000 carbon atoms, the less branches, the higher the crystallinity of the polyethylene, and the higher the strength of the finished product produced.
(2) Material mixing
Based on the weight of HDPE, 0.1-1% of antioxidant is added, and 0.5-5% of polyethylene color master batch is added according to the color requirement, and the mixture can be obtained for standby after the mixture is directly mixed uniformly by stirring for 5-10min by a high-speed mixer.
(3) Melt spinning
The melt spinning process flow comprises a feeding machine, a single screw extruder, a melt filter, a metering pump, a spinneret plate, a first cooling water tank, a second cooling water tank, a first traction device, a first heating device, a second traction device, a second heating device, a third traction device and a winding machine.
Wherein, the length-diameter ratio of the single screw extruder is 30-35, and the screw diameter is more than 65 mm. The temperature of each zone is set to be 150-230 ℃ in the feeding section of the screw, 220-320 ℃ in the melting section and 220-320 ℃ in the metering section.
Because the extrusion amount of the ultra-coarse denier monofilaments is large, the metering pump is 50cc or 100cc or 150cc, the rotating speed is 10-50r/min, and one-in-one-out is adopted. The temperature of the spinneret plate is 220-320 ℃. The diameter of the spinneret holes is 0.8-3mm, the length-diameter ratio is 6-15, and the gap of the spinneret holes is larger than that of the conventional gap, so that the extruded filaments are prevented from being adhered. The draft ratio of the spray nozzle is 5-50.
The first cooling water tank and the second cooling water tank adopt circulating water cooling, the extruded precursor wire has a thicker diameter, the cooling effect is difficult to achieve by adopting air cooling, and the precursor wire can be cooled uniformly by adopting the circulating water cooling, and the energy can be saved. Meanwhile, two-stage cooling is adopted, so that the crystallization time of polyethylene is increased, and the crystallinity is improved. The length of the first cooling water tank and the second cooling water tank is 1.5-3 m. The temperature of the first cooling water tank is kept at 50-70 ℃ and the temperature of the second cooling water tank is kept at 15-30 ℃ by controlling the water inlet valve and the water outlet valve. The spinneret plate is 1-5cm away from the water surface of the first cooling water tank.
The first heating equipment adopts water bath heating, the length of a water tank is 4-8m, the temperature is controlled to be 90-100 ℃, and the first heating equipment is provided with a temperature controller with the precision of +/-1 ℃. The heat conductivity coefficient of water is high, which is favorable for uniform heating and full drafting of the coarse monofilaments.
The second heating equipment adopts a steam oven for heating, and hot air dries the monofilaments while hot drawing. Because the diameter of the monofilaments is thicker, the length of the oven is longer than that of a conventional oven in order to ensure that the filaments are heated uniformly at a certain traction speed, the length is 8-12m, and the temperature is set to 105-115 ℃.
The speed ratio of the second traction equipment to the first traction equipment is 2-5 times, and the speed ratio of the third traction equipment to the second traction equipment is 3-7 times, so that the cooled precursor is drawn by 8-25 times. The fully drawn monofilament has high strength and small elongation, and is more suitable for preparing ropes.
The winding speed is 200-800m/min, when the winding speed is too high, the yarn can not be sufficiently cooled, and the drafting process is heated unevenly, so that the strength of the final finished product is affected.
The invention has the beneficial effects that:
(1) The strength of the prepared polyethylene monofilament is more than 13cN/dtex, the elongation is 3-10%, and compared with the common polyethylene monofilament, the strength is improved, the elongation is reduced, the spinning winding speed is improved, and the yield is increased. The cost is much lower than that of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene filaments, and the fiber is widely applicable to civil cable markets.
(2) The fineness of the prepared monofilaments is 400D-2000D, the higher the fineness of the monofilaments is, the better the wear resistance of the prepared rope is, and the prepared rope does not need to be added with a coating for use.
(3) The melt method is adopted to directly carry out extrusion spinning, the process flow is simple, the cost is low, and no pollution is caused.
(4) And the method does not need to add excessive flow additives and other additives, reduces the cost, reduces the yarn breakage phenomenon in the spinning process, and does not excessively influence the strength and the hand feeling of the finished product.
Drawings
FIG. 1 is a drawing of a device for making and using an embodiment of the present invention.
In the figure, a 1-feeder, a 2-single screw extruder, a 3-melt filter, a 4-metering pump, a 5-spinneret plate, a 6-first cooling water tank, a 7-second cooling water tank, an 8-first drawing device, a 9-first heating device, a 10-second drawing device, a 11-second heating device, a 12-third drawing device and a 13-winder.
Detailed Description
The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to examples.
Example 1
HDPE powder with weight average molecular weight of 11 ten thousand and molecular weight distribution of 2.8 and branched chain number of 0.5,190 ℃ and melt index of 1.0g/10min under 2.16KG is selected, and antioxidant with the weight average molecular weight of 0.3% of HDPE raw material is added and mixed uniformly by a high-speed mixer. The mixture was melt extruded by a single screw extruder with a diameter of 65mm and an aspect ratio of 30, the screw feed section temperature was 180 ℃, the melt section temperature was 260 ℃, the metering section temperature was 260 ℃, and the spinneret temperature was 260 ℃.50 cc of metering pump. The diameter of the spinneret hole is 1.0mm, the length-diameter ratio is 10, the nozzle draft ratio is 45, the extruded precursor enters a water tank for cooling, the temperature of the first cooling water tank is 50-55 ℃, the temperature of the second cooling water tank is 20-25 ℃, the temperature of the first heating device is 95 ℃, the temperature of the second heating device is 110 ℃, the speed ratio of the second drawing device to the first drawing device is 3.2 times, the speed ratio of the third drawing device to the second drawing device is 6 times, the cooled precursor is 19.2 times, and the winding speed is 700m/min. The fineness of the prepared monofilaments is 460D, the strength is 14.2cN/dtex, and the elongation at break is 5.3%.
Example 2
HDPE powder with 20 ten thousand weight average molecular weight and 2.5 molecular weight distribution and 2,190 ℃ branched chain number and melt index of 0.6g/10min under 2.16KG is selected, and antioxidant with 0.3% of HDPE raw material is added and uniformly mixed by a high-speed mixer. The mixture was melt extruded by a single screw extruder with a diameter of 65mm and an aspect ratio of 30, the screw feed section temperature was 180 ℃, the melt section temperature was 280 ℃, the metering section temperature was 280 ℃, and the spinneret temperature was 280 ℃. 50cc of metering pump. The diameter of the spinneret hole is 1.0mm, the length-diameter ratio is 10, the nozzle draft ratio is 45, the extruded precursor enters a water tank for cooling, the temperature of the first cooling water tank is 50-55 ℃, the temperature of the second cooling water tank is 20-25 ℃, the temperature of the first heating device is 95 ℃, the temperature of the second heating device is 110 ℃, the speed ratio of the second drawing device to the first drawing device is 3.5 times, the speed ratio of the third drawing device to the second drawing device is 6 times, the cooled precursor is drafted 21 times, and the winding speed is 600m/min. The fineness of the prepared monofilaments is 460D, the strength is 14.9cN/dtex, and the elongation at break is 5.0%.
Example 3
HDPE powder with weight average molecular weight of 11 ten thousand and molecular weight distribution of 2.8 and branched chain number of 0.5,190 ℃ and melt index of 1.0g/10min under 2.16KG is selected, and antioxidant with the weight average molecular weight of 0.3% of HDPE raw material is added and mixed uniformly by a high-speed mixer. The mixture was melt extruded by means of a single-screw extruder with a diameter of 65mm and an aspect ratio of 30, at a screw feed stage temperature of 180℃and a melt stage temperature of 270℃and a metering stage temperature of 270℃and a spinneret temperature of 270 ℃. 50cc of metering pump. The diameter of the spinneret hole is 1.5mm, the length-diameter ratio is 10, the nozzle draft ratio is 32, the extruded precursor enters a water tank for cooling, the temperature of the first cooling water tank is 50-55 ℃, the temperature of the second cooling water tank is 20-25 ℃, the temperature of the first heating device is 98 ℃, the temperature of the second heating device is 110 ℃, the speed ratio of the second drawing device to the first drawing device is 3.5 times, the speed ratio of the third drawing device to the second drawing device is 6.1 times, the cooled precursor is 21.4 times, and the winding speed is 550m/min. The fineness of the prepared monofilaments is 850D, the strength is 14.0cN/dtex, and the elongation at break is 4.9%.
Example 4
HDPE powder with weight average molecular weight of 11 ten thousand and molecular weight distribution of 2.8 and branched chain number of 0.5,190 ℃ and melt index of 0.9g/10min under 2.16KG is selected, and antioxidant with the weight average molecular weight of 0.3% of HDPE raw material is added and mixed uniformly by a high-speed mixer. The mixture was melt extruded by means of a single-screw extruder with a diameter of 80mm and an aspect ratio of 30, at a screw feed stage temperature of 220 ℃, at a melting stage temperature of 280 ℃ and at a metering stage temperature of 280 ℃. 100cc of metering pump. The spinneret temperature was 280 ℃. The diameter of the spinneret hole is 2.0mm, the length-diameter ratio is 12, the nozzle draft ratio is 25, the extruded precursor enters a water tank for cooling, the temperature of the first cooling water tank is 55-60 ℃, the temperature of the second cooling water tank is 15-20 ℃, the temperature of the first heating device is 100 ℃, the temperature of the second heating device is 115 ℃, the speed ratio of the second drawing device to the first drawing device is 4.2 times, the speed ratio of the third drawing device to the second drawing device is 4.8 times, the cooled precursor is 20.2 times, and the winding speed is 450m/min. The fineness of the prepared monofilaments is 1200D, the strength is 13.8cN/dtex, and the elongation at break is 5.3%.
Comparative example 1
HDPE granules with weight average molecular weight of 10 ten thousand and molecular weight distribution of 4.5 and containing branched chain number 5,190 ℃ and melt index of 1.0g/10min under 2.16KG per 1000 carbon atoms are selected, and antioxidant with the weight of 0.3% of HDPE raw material is added and uniformly mixed by a high-speed mixer. The mixture was melt extruded by a single screw extruder with a diameter of 65mm and an aspect ratio of 30, the screw feed section temperature was 180 ℃, the melt section temperature was 260 ℃, the metering section temperature was 260 ℃, and the spinneret temperature was 260 ℃. 50cc of metering pump. The diameter of the spinneret hole is 1.0mm, the length-diameter ratio is 10, the nozzle draft ratio is 45, the extruded precursor enters a water tank for cooling, the temperature of a first cooling water tank is 50-55 ℃, the temperature of a second cooling water tank is 20-25 ℃, the temperature of a first heating device is 95 ℃, the temperature of a second heating device is 110 ℃, the speed ratio of the second drawing device to the first drawing device is 3 times, the speed ratio of the third drawing device to the second drawing device is 4.2 times, the cooled precursor is 12.6 times, and the winding speed is 550m/min. The fineness of the prepared monofilaments is 450D, the strength is 7.5cN/dtex, and the elongation at break is 6.3%.
Comparative example 2
HDPE granules with weight average molecular weight of 10 ten thousand and molecular weight distribution of 4.5 and containing branched chain number 5,190 ℃ and melt index of 1.0g/10min under 2.16KG per 1000 carbon atoms are selected, and antioxidant with the weight of 0.3% of HDPE raw material is added and uniformly mixed by a high-speed mixer. The mixture was melt extruded by a single screw extruder with a diameter of 65mm and an aspect ratio of 30, the screw feed section temperature was 180 ℃, the melt section temperature was 260 ℃, the metering section temperature was 260 ℃, and the spinneret temperature was 260 ℃. 50cc of metering pump. The diameter of the spinneret hole is 0.6mm, the length-diameter ratio is 10, the nozzle draft ratio is 45, the extruded precursor enters a water tank for cooling, the temperature of a first cooling water tank is 50-55 ℃, the temperature of a second cooling water tank is 20-25 ℃, the temperature of a first heating device is 95 ℃, the temperature of a second heating device is 110 ℃, the speed ratio of the second drawing device to the first drawing device is 3 times, the speed ratio of the third drawing device to the second drawing device is 4 times, the cooled precursor is 12 times, and the winding speed is 600m/min. The fineness of the prepared monofilaments is 50D, the strength is 7.8cN/dtex, and the elongation at break is 5.2%.
Comparative example 3
HDPE granules with weight average molecular weight of 10 ten thousand and molecular weight distribution of 4.5 and containing branched chain number 5,190 ℃ and melt index of 1.0g/10min under 2.16KG per 1000 carbon atoms are selected, and antioxidant with the weight of 0.3% of HDPE raw material is added and uniformly mixed by a high-speed mixer. The mixture was melt extruded by a single screw extruder with a diameter of 65mm and an aspect ratio of 30, the screw feed section temperature was 180 ℃, the melt section temperature was 260 ℃, the metering section temperature was 260 ℃, and the spinneret temperature was 260 ℃. 50cc of metering pump. The diameter of the spinneret hole is 0.8mm, the length-diameter ratio is 10, the nozzle draft ratio is 45, and the extruded precursor is cooled by only one water tank, and the temperature of the water tank is 20-25 ℃. Then the material passes through a first traction device and a second traction device, the speed ratio of the second traction device to the first traction device is 8.5, a steam oven is adopted for heating in the middle, the temperature is 100 ℃, the length of the oven is 4m, and the winding speed is 130m/min. The fineness of the prepared monofilaments is 200D, the strength is 6.5cN/dtex, and the elongation at break is 9.8%.
Comparative example 4
HDPE granules with weight average molecular weight of 10 ten thousand and molecular weight distribution of 4.5 and containing branched chain number 5,190 ℃ and melt index of 1.0g/10min under 2.16KG per 1000 carbon atoms are selected, and antioxidant with the weight of 0.3% of HDPE raw material is added and uniformly mixed by a high-speed mixer. The mixture was melt extruded by means of a single-screw extruder with a diameter of 80mm and an aspect ratio of 30, at a screw feed stage temperature of 180℃and a melting stage temperature of 260℃and a metering stage temperature of 260℃and a spinneret temperature of 260 ℃.100 cc of metering pump. The diameter of the spinneret hole is 2.0mm, the length-diameter ratio is 12, the nozzle draft ratio is 25, and the extruded precursor is cooled by only one water tank, and the temperature of the water tank is 20-25 ℃. Then the first traction equipment and the second traction equipment are passed through, the speed ratio of the second traction equipment to the first traction equipment is 8.5, the middle is heated by adopting an oven, the temperature is 100 ℃, the length of the oven is 4m, and the winding speed is 50m/min. The fineness of the prepared monofilaments is 1200D, the strength is 5.3cN/dtex, and the elongation at break is 11.2%.
Test case
Three 6mm gauge cords were prepared using the same process parameters using the monofilaments prepared in example 1, example 4, comparative example 1, comparative example 2, and comparative example 4, respectively, and the corresponding cords were numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively, and then subjected to strength and abrasion resistance tests. The strength test was carried out with reference to the standard GB/T8834-2016 determination of the physical and mechanical properties of fiber ropes. Abrasion resistance test is carried out by referring to a test of a measuring drum friction method of abrasion resistance of a standard FZ/T60049-2022 fiber rope, the experimental tension is set to 10KG, the running speed is 30r/min, and the revolution is 12000 revolutions. The abrasion resistance test result is expressed by the rope strength retention, and the rope strength retention is calculated as follows:
strength retention = (strength after 12000 revolutions of rope/strength before abrasion test) ×100%
The higher the results, the better the rope wear resistance, and the test results are shown in table 1.
Test results of Strength and abrasion resistance of ropes prepared in Table 1
| Numbering device |
Monofilament strength |
Fineness of monofilament |
Rope strength |
Strong retention rate of rope |
| 1 |
14.2cN/dtex |
460D |
13.7KN |
50% |
| 2 |
13.8cN/dtex |
1200 D |
13.1KN |
66% |
| 3 |
7.5cN/dtex |
450D |
7.3KN |
49% |
| 4 |
7.8cN/dtex |
50D |
7.5KN |
41% |
| 5 |
5.3cN/dtex |
1200D |
5.2KN |
60% |
As can be seen from Table 1, the rope made of the polyethylene monofilament prepared by the invention has greatly improved strength and wear resistance compared with the common polyethylene rope.