Design of a vane mixer with controlled extensional/shear strength ratio and its application for carbon fiber/polyamide 6 composites

In this work, a novel melt mixing method and its corresponding mixing device are developed. The extensional/shear strength ratio of the device can be controlled by adjusting its eccentricity. The structure and working principle of the device are introduced in detail. Carbon fiber (CF)/polyamide 6 (PA6) composites are prepared via this novel mixing device. The influences of eccentricity and mixing time on the morphology, CF length, thermal,...