EP0735166B1 - Monofilaments âme-gaine à haute résistance pour applications techniques - Google Patents

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EP0735166B1
EP0735166B1 EP96104134A EP96104134A EP0735166B1 EP 0735166 B1 EP0735166 B1 EP 0735166B1 EP 96104134 A EP96104134 A EP 96104134A EP 96104134 A EP96104134 A EP 96104134A EP 0735166 B1 EP0735166 B1 EP 0735166B1
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01F—CHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBON FILAMENTS
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    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T428/29—Coated or structually defined flake, particle, cell, strand, strand portion, rod, filament, macroscopic fiber or mass thereof
    • Y10T428/2913—Rod, strand, filament or fiber
    • Y10T428/2929—Bicomponent, conjugate, composite or collateral fibers or filaments [i.e., coextruded sheath-core or side-by-side type]
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
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    • Y10T428/2929—Bicomponent, conjugate, composite or collateral fibers or filaments [i.e., coextruded sheath-core or side-by-side type]
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  • the present invention relates to heavy-duty core / sheath monofilaments for technical applications with high dimensional stability and abrasion resistance and very good heat and hydrolysis resistance as well as manufactured from it technical products, in particular paper machine screens, fabrics for the Screen printing and for technical filter materials.
  • the invention Core / sheath monofilaments have a polyester core and a sheath a mixture of a thermoplastic polyester and a thermoplastic elastomeric polyurethane.
  • Monofilaments for technical applications are in most cases Use subject to high mechanical loads. Add to that in many cases thermal and chemical and chemical stress other environmental influences for which the material is adequate Must oppose resistance. With all these loads, the material good dimensional stability and constant force-stretch properties over long periods of use.
  • paper machine screens for the forming and dryer sections are predominantly made from polyethylene terephthalate monofilaments in the warp and weft. These screens have the disadvantage that they lengthen (lengthen) in the running direction during the course of the screen life on the paper machine and therefore retensioning must take place.
  • Screen printing fabrics are nowadays made from relatively fine titre monofilaments made of polyethylene terephthalate or polyamide in warp and weft.
  • the main disadvantage of the polyamide screens is their high water absorption, which has a negative effect on the elasticity, to which very high demands have to be made for screen printing fabrics; with polyester screens, their inherently poorer elastic behavior interferes. As a result, only relatively short service lives are achieved with such known screens.
  • the sheathed polyester can contain, for example, isophthalic acid, adipic acid or sebacic acid residues or longer-chain diol residues such as diglycol, butanediol or polyethylene glycol residues, where the polyethylene glycol residues can have a molecular weight of approximately 600 to 1500.
  • the shell polyester can be, for example, a polyethylene terephthalate which is modified with 8% by weight of polyethylene glycol residues. Although this amount of modifier is sufficient to influence the strength properties and the melting behavior, it does not impart any elastomeric properties to the polyester.
  • polyester fibers different mechanical and textile properties to manufacture.
  • polyester fibers suitable for as many technical applications as possible there has been no lack of attempts to replace polyethylene terephthalate with other polyester building blocks and with copolyesters.
  • polyethylene naphthalate and copolyester from 4,4'-biphenyl-dicarboxylic acid and 2,6-naphthalene-dicarboxylic acid, as described, for. B. have been described in European Patent Application No. 202,631. Fibers made from 4,4'-biphenyl-dicarboxylic acid and 2,6-naphthalene-dicarboxylic acid have already been proposed in WO 93/02122.
  • a copolyester of 4,4'-biphenyl-dicarboxylic acid and 2,6-naphthalene-dicarboxylic acid and ethylene glycol, which is said to be suitable for the production of tire cord, has been described in Japanese Patent Application 50-135,333.
  • This publication shows that such a copolyester must not contain more than 20 mol% of 4,4'-biphenyl-dicarboxylic acid, because otherwise its initial modulus and softening temperature will drop too much.
  • the softening temperature which is 275 ° C. for pure polyethylene naphthalate, drops to 238 ° C.
  • monofilaments manufacture a combination of further improved mechanical application-relevant properties, high stability against actinic radiation and have high chemical stability, in particular hydrolysis stability, and which are therefore accessible to an expanded range of technical applications.
  • These monofilaments consist essentially of polyesters - the
  • the term "polyester” in the sense of the present invention also includes copolyester comprises - and have a core / shell structure.
  • the present invention thus relates to monofilaments with a core / sheath structure with a core made of a thermoplastic polyester or copolyester and a sheath containing a thermoplastic polyester, which are characterized in that the polyester or copolyester of the core has a melting point of 165 to 290 ° C, preferably from 220 to 240 ° C, and at least 70 mol%, based on the totality of all polyester assemblies, from assemblies which are derived from aromatic dicarboxylic acids and from aliphatic diols, and to a maximum of 30 mol%, based on the totality of all polyester assemblies, from dicarboxylic acid assemblies which are different from the aromatic dicarboxylic acid assemblies which form the majority of the dicarboxylic acid assemblies, or from araliphatic dicarboxylic acids with one or more, preferably one or two condensed or uncondensed aromatic nuclei, or derived from cyclic or acyclic aliphatic dicarboxylic
  • the jacket consists of a polyester mixture of a thermoplastic polyester, the melting point of which is between 165 and 240 ° C., preferably 220 and 240 ° C., and a thermoplastic, elastomeric polyurethane and, if appropriate, customary non-polymeric additives, and the proportion of the jacket the total cross-sectional area of the monofilament is 5-95% and that of the core is 5-95% and the polyester mixture of the jacket consists of 1-99% by weight of the thermoplastic polyester and 1-99% by weight of the thermoplastic polyurethane.
  • the proportion of the sheath in the total cross-sectional area of the monofilament is preferably 10 to 60%, in particular 15 to 35%, of
  • the proportion of the core is preferably 40 to 90, in particular 65 to 85 %.
  • the symbols A 1 in the assemblies I and III denote 1,4-phenylene and D 1 ethylene, and in this polyester the assemblies I and III preferably make up at least 85 mol%, in particular at least 90 mol%. % of all assemblies.
  • the assemblies I and III of the polyester of the core A 1 is 2,6-naphthylene and D 1 is ethylene, and in this polyester too the assemblies I and III preferably make up at least 85 mol%, in particular at least 90 mol% of all assemblies.
  • the symbols A 1 in the assemblies I and III of the core polyester mean 2,6-naphthylene of the formula VI and biphenyl-1,4-diyl of formula VII and D 1 ethylene, again particularly preferred being those in which the assemblies I and III make up at least 85 mol%, in particular at least 90 mol%, of all assemblies. Furthermore, it is particularly advantageous if the standing for A 1 groups 2,6-naphthylene and biphenyl-1,4-diyl in the mole ratio of maximum 3: 1, preferably in a molar ratio between 6: there are 6: 4 and 4.
  • Core polyesters are also preferred in which the symbols A 1 in the assemblies I and III mean 1,4-phenylene and D 1 1,4-bismethylene-cyclohexane, and in particular those in which the assemblies I and III have at least 85 mol. %, in particular at least 90 mol%, of all assemblies.
  • the polyester of the core expediently has a specific viscosity from 0.55 to 1.6, preferably from 0.58 to 1.5, measured in a 1% by weight Solution of the polyester in dichloroacetic acid at 25 ° C.
  • polyesters of different chemical composition can same average molecular weight and / or same spinnability and / or Filament strength have different specific viscosities. So lie for example the specific viscosities of polyesters which are essentially based on polyethylene naphthalate, and which provide good filaments in the range from 0.55 to 0.8.
  • polyethylene terephthalate and its copolyesters that is Range from 0.7 to 1.0 for poly (1,4-bismethylolcyclohexane) terephthalate and its modifications range from 1.15 to 1.5, for polybutylene terephthalate and its modifications range from 1.1 to 1.3 particularly useful.
  • “Its modifications” are understood to mean those polyesters which, in addition to the main components mentioned up to 15 mol% of the above contain modifying components in the molecule.
  • the polymer material of the polyester mixture of the jacket preferably consists of 30 to 90% by weight, in particular 50 to 80% by weight, of the thermoplastic polyester and preferably 10 to 70% by weight, in particular 20 to 50% by weight made of thermoplastic polyurethane. It is surprising here that very small additions of the elastomeric, thermoplastic polyurethane bring about significant improvements in the application properties. It is therefore often sufficient to work with the smallest additional amounts in the range given above. This results in a price advantage for the monofilament according to the invention, since the elastomer additives are relatively expensive materials. In addition, of course, the addition of elastomer is measured in the context of the above quantities according to the requirements of the individual application.
  • the polyester of the polyester mixture of the jacket preferably has one Glass point in the range from 60 to 120 ° C, in particular from 70 to 85 ° C, one Crystallization point in the range from 135 to 155 ° C, in particular from 140 to 150 ° C, and a melting point in the range from 165 ° C to 240 ° C, especially from 220 to 240 ° C.
  • the polyester of the polyester mixture of the sheath expediently has a melt viscosity, measured at 245 ⁇ 2 ° C. and a shear rate of 200 ⁇ 5 s -1 from 445 to 482 Pa ⁇ s, preferably from 455 to 475 Pa ⁇ s, in particular from 460 to 468 Pa ⁇ s and at the same temperature and a shear rate of 1200 ⁇ 5 s -1 from 245 to 282 Pa ⁇ s, preferably from 250 to 272, in particular from 255 to 270 Pa ⁇ s.
  • the polyester of the polyester mixture of the sheath consists of at least 70 mol%, based on the totality of all polyester assemblies, of assemblies which are derived from aromatic dicarboxylic acids and aliphatic diols, and a maximum of 30 mol%, based on the totality of all polyester assemblies, from dicarboxylic acid components which differ from the aromatic dicarboxylic acid components which form the majority of the dicarboxylic acid components, or from araliphatic dicarboxylic acids with one or more, preferably one or two condensed or uncondensed aromatic nuclei, or from cyclic ones or acyclic aliphatic dicarboxylic acids with a total of 4 to 12 carbon atoms, preferably 6 to 10 carbon atoms and diol assemblies which are derived from aliphatic diols and which are different from the diol assemblies which form the majority of the diol assemblies, or which are branched and / or longer-chain diols having 3 to 10, preferably 3 to
  • assemblies I and III of the polyester of the polyester mixture of the jacket A 1 is 1,4-phenylene and 1,3-phenylene and D 1 is ethylene
  • the molar ratio of 1,4- and 1,3- Phenylene is chosen so that the polyester has a melting point in the range of 220 to 240 ° C.
  • the in the polyester mixture of Sheath contained polyester a specific viscosity of 0.55 to 1.6, preferably from 0.58 to 1.5, measured in a 1% by weight solution of the Has polyester in dichloroacetic acid at 25 ° C, and / or if both Polyester of the core as well as the polyester that is in the polyester blend of Sheath is included, has a melting point between 220 to 240 ° C.
  • polyester of the core and the polyester of the polyester blend of the jacket have the same chemical composition.
  • the polyester of the core and the polyester of the polyester mixture of the sheath do not contain more than 60 meq / kg, preferably less than 30 meq / kg, blocked carboxyl groups and less than 5 mVal / kg, preferably less than 2 mVal / kg, in particular less than 1.5 mVal / kg, has free carboxyl end groups.
  • the polyester of the core and the polyester of the polyester mixture of the jacket therefore preferably have end-capped carboxyl groups, for example by reaction with mono-, bis- and / or polycarbodiimides.
  • the polyester of the core and the polyester of the polyester mixture of the jacket have a maximum of 200 ppm, preferably a maximum of 50 ppm, in particular 0 to 20 ppm, mono- and / or biscarbodiimides and 0.02 to 0.6% by weight, preferably 0.05 to 0.5% by weight, of free polycarbodiimide with an average molecular weight of 2,000 to 15,000, preferably of 5,000 to 10,000.
  • Suitable carbodiimide-based hydrolysis stabilizers are, for example, the ®Stabaxol types from Bayer AG.
  • the core / sheath monofilaments according to the invention which from the above described polyesters, in particular made of polyethylene terephthalate, are not easily inflamed.
  • flame retardancy can be increased by using flame retardant modified polyesters.
  • flame-retardant modified polyesters are known. They contain additions of halogen compounds, in particular bromine compounds, or, which is particularly advantageous, they contain phosphorus compounds which are condensed into the polyester chain.
  • flame-retardant pile goods according to the invention contain, in the back and / or pile, yarns made of polyesters which in the chain contain assemblies of the formula VIII wherein R is alkylene or polymethylene with 2 to 6 carbon atoms or phenyl and R 1 is alkyl with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, aryl or aralkyl, contained in condensed form.
  • R preferably denotes ethylene and R 1 denotes methyl, ethyl, phenyl, or o-, m- or p-methylphenyl, in particular methyl.
  • the components of the formula VIII are expediently contained in the polyester chain up to 15 mol%, preferably 1 to 10 mol%.
  • a suitable means for introducing a group of formula VIII is the commercial product ®Phospholan from Hoechst AG.
  • the aromatic rings of the polyester of the core and of the polyester of the polyester mixture of the shell can be unsubstituted or can carry one or two non-reactive substituents.
  • Suitable substituents are halogen atoms, preferably fluorine or chlorine, lower alkyl groups with up to 4 carbon atoms, such as. As methyl, ethyl, n-butyl isobutyl or tertiary butyl, preferably methyl, lower alkoxy groups with up to 4 carbon atoms, such as.
  • the elastomeric polyurethane of the polyester mixture of the jacket preferably corresponds to the idealized formula VI, in which R 1 is an assembly of the formula XIV.
  • aromatic rings contained in an elastomeric polyurethane of the polyester mixture of the jacket which corresponds to the idealized formula IX, can be unsubstituted to modify the polyurethane properties or can carry one or two substituents from the group -SO 3 H or -CH 3 .
  • a commercially available polyurethane which is suitable for the production of the polyester mixture of the sheath of the core / sheath monofilaments according to the invention is, for example, the product from Bayer AG available under the name ®Desmopan.
  • the monofilaments according to the invention expediently have a titer from 1 to 24400 dtex (with a round cross-section accordingly Filament diameters from 10 to 1500 ⁇ m) and a round, elliptical or polygonal Cross-sectional shape, with elliptical shape the ratio of large Axis too small axis is up to 10: 1 and n ⁇ 4, preferably 4 to 8, is.
  • the core / sheath monofilaments according to the invention preferably also have the following features, which can be present individually or in combination: an initial modulus at 25 ° C. of more than 10, preferably more than 12 N / tex, a fineness-related maximum tensile force of more than 18 cN / tex , preferably from 20 to 45 cN / tex, a dry heat shrinkage, measured at 180 ° C of over 0.5%, preferably from 1 to 25%.
  • the initial module in the sense of this invention is understood to mean the slope of the secant of the force-strain diagram between the points of 0.3% and 0.5% strain. Particularly characteristic initial moduli are in the range from 15 to 25 N / tex.
  • the maximum tensile strength is usually in the range of over 7%, preferably from 8 to 18%.
  • the monofilaments of the invention can be other than that described above Copolyester still does not contain small amounts of additives and additives polymeric in nature, such as.
  • these additives are at a maximum concentration 10% by weight, preferably 0.01-5% by weight, in particular 0.1-2% by weight available.
  • the catalyst residues can be, for example Act antimony trioxide or tetraalkoxy titanates.
  • a processing aid or lubricants can be siloxanes, especially polymeric dialkyl or Diarylsiloxanes, salts and waxes and longer-chain organic carboxylic acids, these are those with more than 6 carbon atoms, aliphatic, aromatic and / or perfluorinated esters and ethers are used in amounts of up to 1% by weight become.
  • the monofilaments can also be inorganic or organic Contain pigments or matting agents, such as.
  • organic Dye pigments or titanium dioxide, or carbon black as a color or conductivity additive As stabilizers, for example, phosphorus compounds such. B.
  • viscosity modifiers are used polyvalent carboxylic acids or their esters, such as trimesic or trimellitic acid, or polyhydric alcohols, such as. B. diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, glycerin or pentaerytrite. These compounds are either finished polymers mixed in a small amount or, preferably, as Copolymerization components in the manufacture of the polymers in the desired Quantity added.
  • the polyester of the core and / or the polyester mixture of the sheath are colored differently.
  • the different coloring can be achieved in that the polyester of the core and / or the polyester mixture of the jacket contain different dyes or in that either the polyester of the core or the polyester mixture of the jacket contain up to 5% by weight of one dye and the other filament component is natural in color.
  • the dye in the core and / or in the jacket of the monofilaments is expediently a dye or pigment soluble in polyester.
  • the different coloring of the core and sheath of the monofilaments according to the invention ensures that the monofilaments become discolored with a certain degree of wear.
  • Another object of the present invention is a method for Production of the core / sheath monofilaments according to the invention described above, the thermoplastic polyester for the core and a Polyester mixture for the jacket separated in an extruder melted, and at melt temperatures of 185 to 320 ° C, preferably from 210 to 270 ° C, with a spinning delay of 1: 1.5 to 1: 5, preferably 1: 2 to 1: 3, spun out, cooled in a spinning bath and the wound filament is then wound or drawn off post-drawing in the total drawing ratio of 1: 4 to 1: 8 subjected, and then at temperatures of 160 to 250 ° C, at constant length or heat-set with approval of 2 to 30% shrinkage becomes.
  • a polyester or copolyester is used for the core, which has a melting point of 165 to 290 ° C, preferably from 220 to 240 ° C, and at least 70 mol%, based on the totality of all polyester assemblies, from assemblies which are derived from aromatic dicarboxylic acids and from aliphatic diols, and to a maximum of 30 mol%, based on the totality of all polyester assemblies, from dicarboxylic acid assemblies which are different from the aromatic dicarboxylic acid assemblies which form the majority of the dicarboxylic acid assemblies, or from araliphatic dicarboxylic acids with one or more, preferably one or two condensed or uncondensed aromatic nuclei, or derived from cyclic or acyclic aliphatic dicarboxylic acids with a total of 4 to 12 carbon atoms, preferably 6 to 10 carbon atoms and diol assemblies which are derived from aliphatic diols and are different from the diol assemblies
  • a polyester mixture which consists of a thermoplastic polyester, the melting point of which is between 165 and 240 ° C., preferably 220 and 240 ° C., and a thermoplastic, elastomeric polyurethane and, if appropriate, customary non-polymeric additives.
  • the spinning can be done by a special, for the production of core / sheath filaments with central opening and one or more peripheral Spinneret provided with jacket openings.
  • the melts for core and The jackets are then filtered in a spin pack, the thermoplastic Polyester of the core opening, the abrasion-resistant polyester mixture of the jacket opening fed to a spinneret for the production of core / sheath monofilaments.
  • the core polyester process and the polyester blend for the jacket of the monofilament is fed to the periphery of a spin pack and spun through a simple spinning opening. This technology is have been described in detail in EP-A-0 434 448. It leads to core / sheath monofilaments with particularly good core / shell adhesion.
  • the polymer components for the jacket - which may contain non-polymeric constituents present - are combined with one another in the desired quantity ratio immediately before the extruder inlet and the homogenization is carried out in the inlet and mixing area of the extruder screw.
  • the polyesters of the core and the polyester mixture of the sheath are spun 1.0 to 1.2 times the amount which is equivalent to the amount of free carboxyl end groups contained therein, in mono -, Bis- and / or polycarbodiimides added.
  • polyesters of the core and the polyester mixture of the sheath, prior to spinning contain an amount of at most 0.6% by weight of a mono- and / or biscarbodiimide and at least 0.05% by weight of one Polycarbodiimids added.
  • the mono-, bis- and / or polycarbodiimides prefferably be added immediately before spinning, so that the contact time of molten polyester and carbodiimide additives is less than 5, preferably less than 3, minutes.
  • Spinning is preferably carried out at a melting temperature in the range from 210 to 250 ° C. and the monofilaments are drawn off at a spinning take-off speed of 5 to 30 m per minute.
  • the spinning temperature and the spinning delay which can be determined by setting the injection speed and the spinning take-off speed, and the drawing conditions are chosen so that the monofilaments according to the invention have the following parameters: An initial module at 25 ° C. of greater than 10, preferably greater than 12 N / tex, a fineness-related maximum tensile force of over 18, preferably from 20 to 45 cN / tex, a maximum tensile elongation of more than 7, preferably from 8 to 18%, a dry heat shrinkage at 180 ° C. of> 0.5, preferably 1 to 25%.
  • composition and spinning parameters for Achieving a specific combination of monofilament properties can routinely by determining the dependency of those under consideration Monofilament property from the composition of the polyester and the spinning parameters mentioned.
  • the polyesters and copolyesters are produced by polycondensation of the corresponding dicarboxylic acid and diol components, it being expedient first to polycondense in the melt to an average IV value and then to condense further in the solid phase to the desired final viscosity.
  • Dicarboxylic acid and diol components should expediently be present in approximately the same molar ratios. However, if it is expedient, for example to influence the reaction kinetics, one of the two components, preferably the diol, can also be used in excess. The excess of diol is then distilled off in the course of the polycondensation.
  • the polycondensation is carried out by customary methods, for example, starting from 50 mol% of the corresponding dicarboxylic acids and / or dicarboxylic acid dialkyl esters, such as the carboxylic acid dimethyl or diethyl ester, and ⁇ 50 mol% of the diol, which may initially be in In the presence of a transesterification catalyst, the mixture is heated to about 200 ° C. until sufficient methyl or ethyl alcohol has been distilled off, a low molecular weight oligo- or polyester being formed. This low molecular weight ester is then polycondensed to a higher molecular weight polyester in a molten state at a reaction temperature of approximately 240-290 ° C.
  • Catalysts which can be used here are the catalysts conventionally used for polycondensation, such as Lewis acids and bases, polyphosphoric acid, antimony trioxide, titanium tetraalkoxides, germanium tetraethoxide, organophosphates, organophosphites and mixtures thereof, a mixture of triphenyl phosphates and antimony trioxide being preferred, for example.
  • the polycondensation in the melt takes less than 10 hours, preferably 2-3 hours.
  • the low molecular weight ester produced in the first stage is finely pulverized or pelletized and the temperature in the range from 220 to 270 ° C. is such that the polyester powder or the polyester pellets never agglomerate or sinter together or even melt.
  • the high molecular weight copolyester is melt-spun in a manner known per se to give the monofilaments according to the invention.
  • the copolyester is dried, preferably before spinning by heating in a dry atmosphere or in a vacuum.
  • the core / sheath monofilaments according to the invention are particularly useful Advantage for or in the manufacture of textile fabrics with high mechanical and chemical resistance.
  • Such a technical use of the core / sheath monofilaments according to the invention is the production of paper machine screens.
  • One object of the present invention is therefore the use of the core / sheath monofilaments according to the invention for or in the manufacture of paper machine screens and paper machine screens which predominantly, ie at least 65% by weight, consist of the monofilaments described above, namely both paper machine Fourdrinier wire (forming wire) as well as paper machine dry wire.
  • a forming wire according to the invention in the paper machine generally has a one- to three-layer structure and has a basis weight of 100 to 800, preferably 200 to 600 g / m 2 .
  • core / sheath monofilaments according to the invention with a diameter of 0.08 to 0.45 mm, preferably 0.13 to 0.30 mm, are used.
  • Core / sheath monofilaments according to the invention with a diameter of 0.20 to 1.00 mm, preferably of 0.40 to 0.8 mm, are generally used for the production of the paper machine dryer fabrics.
  • the monofilaments are woven on conventional wide weaving machines with the machine parameters that are also common for weaving polyethylene terephthalate to form the paper machine screens. For example, good screenings are obtained by weaving monofilaments with a diameter of 0.17 mm in the warp with 0.2 mm oversize and 0.22 mm undershoots.
  • the fabric has very good dimensional stability and excellent abrasion resistance.
  • the fabric obtained is generally post-treated on a suitably dimensioned heat setting device in order to set the specific sieving properties desired in the individual case.
  • Paper machine fabric has compared to a conventional one Polyethylene terephthalate monofilaments made a better material Dimensional stability in warp and weft direction and thereby causes a smoother running in the paper machine what the quality of the paper produced benefits.
  • a special embodiment of the paper machine screens are so-called spiral sieves. These screens consist of a variety of monofilament spirals (coils) arranged parallel to one another, whose spiral spacing (slope of the spiral) is at least twice the thickness of the Corresponds to monofilaments, with the spacing of the adjacent Spirals are dimensioned so that the helix interlock.
  • the spiral of the two interdigitated spirals becomes a Plug wire ("wire" in this context means a polyester monofilament) inserted, creating the adjacent spirals with each other get connected.
  • a so-called cored wire can also be inserted into the cavity.
  • the core / sheath monofilaments according to the invention can also be used for or in the production of such spiral screens.
  • Another object of the present invention is therefore the use of the core / sheath monofilaments according to the invention for or in the manufacture of spiral sieves and spiral sieves which consist predominantly, ie at least 65% by weight, of the monofilaments described above.
  • core / sheath monofilaments with a diameter of 0.4 to 1.0 mm, preferably 0.5 to 0.8 mm are used to produce the spirals.
  • the plug wires of these screens are expediently produced from core / sheath monofilaments according to the invention with a diameter of 0.5 to 1.5 mm, preferably 0.6 to 1.2 mm.
  • Another object of the present invention is the use of Core / sheath monofilaments according to the invention described above for or in the production of screen printing fabrics and the so obtained Screen printing fabric containing one of their properties is decisive determining proportion of the core / sheath monofilaments according to the invention.
  • Such a screen printing fabric generally has - depending on the diameter of the woven monofilaments - a weight per unit area of 10 to 200, preferably 20 to 100 g / m 2 .
  • core / sheath monofilaments according to the invention with a diameter of 10 to 100 ⁇ m (corresponding to approximately 1 to 110 dtex), preferably 10 to 80 ⁇ m (corresponding to approximately 1 to 70 dtex), in particular with a diameter from 20 to 55 ⁇ m (corresponding to approx. 5 to 35 dtex).
  • Particularly preferred for the production of the screen printing fabrics are core / sheath monofilaments according to the invention whose sheath and optionally also their core 0.1 to 2.0% by weight of a dye and 0.1 to 0.5% by weight of a UV -Absorbers and less than 0.3 wt .-% TiO 2 contains.
  • the core / sheath monofilaments according to the invention are based on today usual weaving machines with the also when weaving Polyethylene terephthalate machine parameters to the Screen printed fabrics woven.
  • good screen printed goods are obtained by weaving Monofilament with 0.040 mm diameter in warp and weft in canvas or Twill weave.
  • the fabric has a high elastic modulus monofilaments of the invention a conventional polyester screens clearly superior, very good dimensional stability and abrasion resistance, and thus a longer service life even under high loads.
  • screen-printed fabric which are still made of metal wire today.
  • Core / sheath monofilaments according to the invention can also be used with advantage mechanically and chemically superior stable filter materials become. Another object of the present invention is therefore Use of the core / sheath monofilaments according to the invention for or at the production of filter materials and the filter materials thus obtained a portion of the core / sheath monofilaments according to the invention.
  • the core / sheath monofilaments according to the invention also with advantage mechanically and chemically outstanding stable, heavy-duty and dimensionally stable conveyor belts or reinforcing inserts for conveyor belts getting produced.
  • Another object of the present invention is hence the use of the core / sheath monofilaments according to the invention or in the production of conveyor belts and the conveyor belts thus obtained with a proportion of the core / sheath monofilaments according to the invention.
  • the polyester thus obtained has an average molecular weight of medium size; it serves as an intermediate for the production of a high molecular weight polyester by solid phase condensation.
  • the polyester is pulverized so that it passes through a 20 mesh sieve.
  • the powder is then further polycondensed under reduced pressure at 220 ° C. in the solid phase for 24 hours until it reaches an average molecular weight which has a specific viscosity (V S ) of 1.37, measured in a 1% strength by weight solution in Dichloroacetic acid at 25 ° C.
  • V S specific viscosity
  • the polyester thus obtained has a carboxyl end group concentration of 13 meq / kg.
  • the polyester mixture prepared according to section A of this example is melted in an extruder at 240 ° C., and the melt is pressed into a spin pack by means of a metering pump. After filtration in the spin pack, the melt of the mixture is fed to the peripheral jacket feeds of the aforementioned spinnerets for the production of core / jacket monofilaments.
  • the polyester dried according to Section B of this example is melted, filtered and fed to the central core feeds of the spinnerets.
  • the melt streams were in the weight ratio of 25 wt .-% jacket mixture and 75 wt .-% core polyester at a melt temperature of 240 ° C and a total throughput of 20 g / min per spinning orifice through spinning orifices with a diameter of 0.7 mm, respectively a spinning delay of 2.0, extruded and quenched in a water bath.
  • the take-off speed was 12.5 m / min.
  • the core / sheath monofilaments obtained are then continuously drawn in two stages at 190 ° C. in the first stage and 175 ° C. in the second stage, the drawing ratio being 1: 6.0 in the first stage and 1: 1.13 in the second stage and fixed in a 4 m long channel at 215 ° C.
  • Example 2 In the manner described in Example 2, a polyester was the same Composition spun, but in the mixing area of the extruder in each case - based on the respective throughput - 0.29% by weight of N, N'-di-p-tolylcarbodiimide and 0.2% by weight of 1,5-dimethylbenzene-2,4-polycarbodiimide added.
  • the properties of the core / sheath monofilaments obtained in this way correspond those of those produced in Example 2, however, the resistance to hydrolysis is clear elevated.

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  1. Monofilaments à structure âme/gaine avec une âme constituée d'un polyester ou copolyester thermoplastique et une gaine contenant un polyester thermoplastique, caractérisés en ce que le polyester ou le copolyester de l'âme a un point de fusion de 165 à 290°C, de préférence de 220 à 240°C et,
    est constitué pour au moins 70% en mole, sur base de la totalité de tous les sous-éléments de polyester, de sous-éléments qui dérivent d'acides dicarboxyliques aromatiques et de diols aliphatiques, et
    est constitué pour maximum 30% en mole, sur base de la totalité de tous les sous-éléments de polyester, de sous-éléments d'acide dicarboxyliques qui sont différents des sous-éléments d'acide dicarboxyliques aromatiques, qui forment la partie principale des sous-éléments d'acide dicarboxylique, ou qui dérivent d'acides dicarboxyliques arylaliphatiques avec un ou plusieurs noyaux aromatiques, de préférence une ou deux condensés ou non condensés, ou d'acides dicarboxyliques aliphatiques cycliques ou acycliques avec au total 4 à 12 atomes de carbone, de préférence 6 à 10 atomes de carbone,
    et de sous-éléments diol qui dérivent de diols aliphatiques et sont différents des sous-éléments diol qui forment la partie principale des sous-éléments diol, ou qui dérivent de diols ramifiés et/ou à longue chaíne avec 3 à 10, de préférence 3 à 6 atomes de carbone, ou de diols cycliques ou de diols contenant des groupements éther ou, pour autant qu'il soit présent en quantités réduites, de polyglycol avec un poids molaire d'environ 500-2000,
    et la gaine est constituée d'un mélange polyester d'un polyester thermoplastique, dont le point de fusion se situe entre 165 et 240°C, de préférence entre 220 et 240°C et d'un polyuréthanne thermoplastique élastomère et, le cas échéant, d'additifs habituels non polymères, et la proportion de la gaine et de l'aire de la section totale du monofilament s'élève à 5-95%, et celle de l'âme de 5-95%, et le mélange polyester de la gaine est constitué de 1-99% en poids du polyester thermoplastique et de 1-99% en poids du polyuréthanne thermoplastique.
  2. Monofilaments à structure âme/gaine suivant la revendication 1, caractérisés en ce que la proportion de la gaine sur la section totale du monofilament s'élève à 10 à 60%, la proportion de l'âme, 40 à 90%.
  3. Monofilaments à structure âme/gaine suivant au moins l'une des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé en ce que le polyester de l'âme est constitué, sur base de la totalité de tous les sous-éléments de polyester, de
    35 à 50% en mole de sous-éléments de formule -CO-A1-CO-
    0 à 15% en mole de sous-éléments de formule -CO-A2-CO-
    35 à 50% en mole de sous-éléments de formule -O-D1-O-
    0 à 15% en mole de sous-éléments de formule -O-D2-O-
    et 0 à 25% en mole de sous-éléments de formule -O-A3-CO-
    dans laquelle
    A1 signifie des radicaux aromatiques avec 5 à 12, de préférence 6 à 10 atomes de carbone,
    A2 signifie des radicaux aromatiques différents de A1 ou des radicaux arylaliphatiques avec 5 à 16, de préférence 6 à 12 atomes de carbone ou des radicaux aliphatiques cycliques ou acycliques avec 2 à 10 atomes de carbone, de préférence 4 à 8 atomes de carbone,
    A3 signifie des radicaux aliphatiques avec 5 à 12, de préférence 6 à 10 atomes de carbone,
    D1 signifie des groupements alkylène ou polyméthylène avec 2 à 4 atomes de carbone ou des groupements cycloalcane ou diméthylène/cycloalcane avec 6 à 10 atomes de carbone,
    D2 signifie des groupements alkylène ou polyméthylène différents de D1 avec 3 à 4 atomes de carbone ou des groupements cycloalcane ou diméthylène/cycloalcane avec 6 à 10 atomes de carbone, ou des groupements alcanodiyle linéaires ou ramifiés avec 4 à 16, de préférence 4 à 8 atomes de carbone, ou des radicaux de formule -(C2H4-O)m-C2H4-, dans laquelle m signifie un nombre entier de 1 à 40, m = 1 ou 2 pour de proportions jusqu'à 20% en mole étant préféré, et des groupements avec m=10 à 40 étant présents de préférence qu'en des proportions inférieures à 5% en mole.
  4. Monofilaments à structure âme/gaine suivant au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisés en ce que dans les sous-éléments du polyester de l'âme, A1 signifie 1,4-phénylène et D1 signifie éthylène, et en ce que, de préférence dans ce polyester, les sous-éléments I et III constituent au moins 85% en mole, en particulier au moins 90% en mole de tous les sous-éléments.
  5. Monofilaments à structure âme/gaine suivant au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisés en ce que dans les sous-éléments du polyester de l'âme, A1 signifie 2,6-naphthylène et D1 signifie éthylène, et en ce que, de préférence dans ce polyester, les sous-éléments I et III constituent 85% en mole, en particulier au moins 90% en mole de tous les sous-éléments.
  6. Monofilaments à structure âme/gaine suivant au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisés en ce que dans des sous-éléments du polyester de l'âme, A1 signifie 2,6-naphthylène et biphényl-1,4-diyle, et D1 signifie éthylène, et en ce que, de préférence dans ce polyester, les sous-éléments I et III constituent au moins 85% en mole, en particulier au moins 90% en mole de tous les sous-éléments.
  7. Monofilaments à structure âme/gaine suivant au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisés en ce que les groupements 2,6-naphthylène et biphényl-1,4-diyle mis pour A1 sont présents dans le rapport molaire de maximum 3:1, de préférence dans le rapport molaire entre 6:4 et 4:6.
  8. Monofilaments à structure âme/gaine suivant au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisés en ce que dans les sous-éléments du polyester, A1 signifie 1,4-phénylène et D1 signifie 1,4-bisméthylènecyclohexane, et en ce que, de préférence dans ce polyester, les sous-éléments I et III constituent au moins 85% en mole, en particulier au moins 90% en mole de tous les sous-éléments.
  9. Monofilaments à structure âme/gaine suivant au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisés en ce que le polyester de l'âme présente une viscosité spécifique de 0,55 à 1,6, de préférence de 0,58 à 1,5, mesurée dans une solution à 1% du polyester dans de l'acide dichloroacétique à 25°C.
  10. Monofilaments à structure âme/gaine suivant au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisés en ce que le matériau polymère du mélange polyester de la gaine est constitué pour 30 à 90% en poids, en particulier pour 50 à 80% en poids, du polyester thermoplastique, et pour 10 à 70% en poids, en particulier pour 20 à 50% en poids du polyuréthanne thermoplastique.
  11. Monofilaments à structure âme/gaine suivant au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisés en ce que le polyester du mélange polyester de la gaine est constitué, pour au moins 70% en mole, sur base de la totalité de tous les sous-éléments de polyester, de sous-éléments qui dérivent d'acides dicarboxyliques aromatiques et de diols aliphatiques, et au maximum 30% en mole, sur base de la totalité de tous les sous-éléments de polyester, de sous-éléments d'acide dicarboxylique qui sont différents des sous-éléments d'acide dicarboxylique aromatique qui forment la partie principale des sous-éléments d'acide dicarboxylique, ou qui dérivent d'acides dicarboxyliques arylaliphatiques avec un ou plusieurs noyaux aromatiques, de préférence un ou deux condensés ou non condensés, ou d'acides dicarboxyliques aliphatiques cycliques ou acycliques avec au total 4 à 12 atomes de carbone, de préférence 6 à 10 atomes de carbone,
    et de sous-éléments diol qui dérivent de diols aliphatiques et qui sont différents des sous-éléments diol qui forment la partie principale des sous-éléments diol, ou qui dérivent de diols à chaíne ramifiée et/ou à chaíne linéaire avec 3 à 10, de préférence 3 à 6 atomes de carbone, ou de diols cycliques, ou de diols contenant des groupements éther, ou, pour autant qu'il soit présent en quantité réduite, de polyglycol avec un poids molaire d'environ 500-2000.
  12. Monofilaments à structure âme/gaine suivant au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 11, caractérisés en ce que le polyester du mélange polyester de la gaine, sur base de la totalité de tous les sous-éléments de polyester, est constitué de préférence de
    35 à 50% en mole de sous-éléments de formule -CO-A1-CO-
    0 à 15% en mole de sous-éléments de formule -CO-A2-CO-
    35 à 50% en mole de sous-éléments de formule -O-D1-O-
    0 à 15% en mole de sous-éléments de formule -O-D2-O-
    et 0 à 25% en mole de sous-éléments de formule -O-A3-CO-
    dans laquelle
    A1 signifie des radicaux aromatiques avec 5 à 12, de préférence 6 à 10 atomes de carbone,
    A2 signifie des radicaux aromatiques différents de A1 ou des radicaux arylaliphatiques avec 5 à 16, de préférence 6 à 12 atomes de carbone ou des radicaux aliphatiques cycliques ou acycliques avec 2 à 10 atomes de carbone, de préférence 4 à 8 atomes de carbone,
    A3 signifie des radicaux aromatiques avec 5 à 12, de préférence 6 à 10 atomes de carbone,
    D1 signifie des groupements alkylène ou polyméthylène avec 2 à 4 atomes de carbone ou des groupements cycloalcane ou diméthylène/cycloalcane avec 6 à 10 atomes de carbone,
    D2 signifie des groupements alkylène ou polyméthylène différents de D1 avec 3 à 4 atomes de carbone ou des groupements cycloalcane ou diméthylène/cycloalcane avec 6 à 10 atomes de carbone, ou des groupements alcanodiyle linéaires ou ramifiés avec 4 à 16, de préférence 4 à 8 atomes de carbone, ou des radicaux de formule -(C2H4-O)m-C2H4-, dans laquelle m signifie un nombre entier de 1 à 40, m = 1 ou 2 pour des proportions de jusqu'à 20% en mole étant préféré, et des groupements avec m=10 à 40 étant présents de préférence qu'en des proportions inférieures à 5% en mole.
  13. Monofilaments à structure âme/gaine suivant au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 12, caractérisés en ce que dans les sous-éléments du polyester du mélange polyester de l'âme, A1 signifie 1,4-phénylène et 1,3-phénylène et D1 signifie éthylène, le rapport molaire de 1,4- et 1,3-phénylène étant choisi de sorte que le polyester a un point de fusion dans l'intervalle de 220 à 240°C, et en ce que, de préférence dans ce polyester, les sous-éléments I et III constituent au moins 85% en mole, en particulier au moins 90% en mole de tous les sous-éléments.
  14. Monofilaments à structure âme/gaine suivant au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 13, caractérisés en ce que le polyester contenu dans le mélange polyester de la gaine présente une viscosité spécifique de 0,55 à 1,6, de préférence de 0,58 à 1,5, mesurée dans une solution à 1% en poids du polyester dans d'acide dichloroacétique à 25°C.
  15. Monofilaments à structure âme/gaine suivant au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 14, caractérisés en ce qu'autant le polyester de l'âme que le polyester qui est contenu dans le mélange polyester de la gaine, a un point de fusion entre 220 et 240°C.
  16. Monofilaments à structure âme/gaine suivant au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 15, caractérisés en ce que le polyester de l'âme et le polyester du mélange polyester de la gaine ont la même composition chimique.
  17. Monofilaments à structure âme/gaine suivant au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 16, caractérisés en ce que le polyester de l'âme et le polyester du mélange polyester de la gaine ne présentent pas de plus de 60 mVal/kg, de préférence moins de 30 mVal/kg de groupements terminaux carboxyle bloqués et moins de 5 mVal/kg, de préférence moins de 2 mval/kg, en particulier moins de 1,5 mVal/kg, de groupements terminaux carboxyle libres.
  18. Monofilaments à structure âme/gaine suivant au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 17, caractérisés en ce que le polyester de l'âme et le polyester du mélange polyester de la gaine présente, des groupements terminaux carboxyle bloqués par exemple par transformation avec des mono-, bis- et/ou polycarbodiimides.
  19. Monofilaments à structure âme/gaine suivant au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 18, caractérisés en ce que
    Figure 00600001
    le polyester contient condensés à l'intérieur des sous-éléments de formule VIII
    dans laquelle R signifie un alkylène ou un polyméthylène avec 2 à 6 atomes de carbone, ou un phényle, de préférence un éthylène, et R1 signifie un alkyle avec 1 à 6 atomes de carbone, un aryle ou un arylalkyle, de préférence un méthyle.
  20. Monofilaments à structure âme/gaine suivant au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 19, caractérisés en ce que le polyuréthanne élastomère du mélange polyester de la gaine présente de préférence
    un module de cisaillement qui présente dans l'intervalle de températures de 20 à 60°C une valeur de 8 à 80 MPa, de préférence de 20 à 50 MPa, un facteur de perte mécanique tan (δ) qui présente dans l'intervalle de températures de 20 à 60°C une valeur de 0,8*10-2 à 1,2*10-1,
    une dureté Shore A, mesurée suivant DIN 53505, de 82 à 100,
    une dureté Shore D, mesurée suivant DIN 53505, de 30 à 60,
    une résistance à la contrainte, mesurée suivant DIN 53504, de 32 à 42 Mpa,
    une dilatation à la rupture, mesurée suivant DIN 53504, de 420 à 520%,
    et une résistance au choc, mesurée suivant DIN 53515, de 32 à 45%.
  21. Monofilaments à structure âme/gaine suivant au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 20, caractérisés en ce que le polyuréthanne élastomère du mélange polyester de la gaine correspond à la formule idéalisée IX
    Figure 00610001
       dans laquelle R1 est un radical à deux liaisons, aromatique ou arylaliphatique avec 6 à 18 atomes de carbone avec un cycle aromatique le cas échéant substitué, ou avec 2 cycles aromatiques condensés ou non condensés, le cas échéant substitués,
    R2 est un sous-élément de polyéther de formule X,
    Figure 00620001
    dans laquelle
    X3 est mis pour un hydrogène ou un méthyle, et m est un nombre de 10 à 100, de préférence de 10 à 30 ou R2 est le radical du polytétrahydrofuranne ou, de préférence un sous-élément de formule XI
    Figure 00620002
    dans laquelle R3 signifie un alcanodiyle ou un oxyalcanodiyle linéaire ou le cas échéant ramifié avec 2 à 8, de préférence 2 à 6 atomes de carbone, comme par exemple l'éthylène, le propan-1,3-diyle, le butan-1,4-diyl, l'hexane-1,6-diylhexane, le 2-éthylhexan-1,6-diyle, le 2,2-diméthylpropan-1,3-diyle ou les radicaux oxaalcanodiyle divalents dérivant du diéthylèneglycol ou du triéthylèneglycol,
    R4 signifie un alcanodiyle avec 2 à 6, de préférence 2 à 4 atomes de carbone, un cycloalcanodiyle comme le cyclohexan-1,4 ou le 1,3-diyle ou un radical aromatique à deux liaisons avec 6 à 12 atomes de carbone, de préférence 6 à 10 atomes de carbone, en particulier du 1,3 ou 1,4-phénylène,
    P signifie un nombre qui est choisi de sorte que le sous-élément de polyester de formule (XI) a un poids moléculaire de 1000 à 2000 (p=5 à 12, de préférence 8 à 11)
    et q signifie soit 0 soit 1.
  22. Monofilaments à structure âme/gaine suivant au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 21, caractérisés en ce qu'ils ont un titre de 1 à 24 400 dtex (à section correspondant aux diamètres de filament de 10 à 1500 µm) et une forme de section circulaire elliptique ou à n angles, pour la forme elliptique, le rapport du grand axe au petit axe s'élevant à 10:1 et n étant ≥ 4, de préférence 4 à 8.
  23. Monofilaments à structure âme/gaine suivant au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 22, caractérisés en ce qu'ils présentent un module initial à 25°C supérieur à 10, de préférence supérieur à 12 N/tex et/ou une force de contrainte maximale relative à la finesse supérieure à 18 cN/tex, de préférence de 20 à 45 cN/tex et/ou une contraction à la chaleur sèche, mesurée à 180°C supérieure à 0,5%, de préférence de 1 à 25%.
  24. Monofilaments à structure âme/gaine suivant au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 23, caractérisés en ce que le polyester de l'âme et/ou le mélange polyester de la gaine contient jusqu'à 10% de substances non polymères, comme des additifs de modification, des charges, des agents de matification, des pigments, des colorants, des stabilisateurs, comme des absorbeurs d'UV, des antioxydants, des stabilisateurs d'hydrolyse, de lumière et de température et/ou des auxiliaires de traitement.
  25. Monofilaments à structure âme/gaine suivant au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 24, caractérisés en ce que le polyester de l'âme et/ou le mélange polyester de la gaine sont colorés de manière différente.
  26. Monofilaments à structure âme/gaine suivant au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 25, caractérisés en ce que le polyester de l'âme et/ou le mélange polyester de la gaine contiennent des colorants différents.
  27. Monofilaments à structure âme/gaine suivant au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 26, caractérisés en ce que soit le polyester de l'âme, soit le mélange polyester de la gaine contiennent jusqu'à 5% en poids d'un colorant et que l'autre constituant de filament est de couleur naturelle.
  28. Procédé de fabrication des monofilaments à structure âme/gaine de la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'un polyester thermoplastique filable pour l'âme, suivant la définition à la revendication 1, et un mélange polyester pour la gaine, suivant la définition à la revendication 1, sont fondus de manière séparée chaque fois dans une extrudeuse, et filé à des températures de fusion de 185 à 320°C, avec un étirage de 1:1,5 à 1:5, de préférence 1:2 à 1:3, refroidis et enroulés ou tirés dans un bain de filage, le fil de base ainsi fabriqué étant ensuite soumis à un allongement ultérieur dans un rapport total d'allongement total de 1:4 à 1:8, puis étant fixé thermiquement à des températures de 160 à 250°C à longueur constante ou avec une tolérance de 2 à 30% de contraction.
  29. Procédé suivant la revendication 28, caractérisé en ce qu'avant le filage on ajoute aux polyesters de l'âme et au mélange polyester de la gaine 1,0 à 1,2 fois la quantité, qui est équivalente à la quantité de groupements terminaux carboxyle libres qui y est contenue, de mono-, bis- et/ou polycarbodiimides.
  30. Procédé suivant au moins l'une des revendications 28 et 29, caractérisé en ce qu'avant le filage, on ajoute aux polyesters et au mélange polyester de la gaine une quantité de maximum 0,6% en poids d'un mono- et/ou biscarbodiimide et au moins 0,05% en poids d'un polycarbodiimide.
  31. Procédé suivant au moins l'une des revendications 28 à 30, caractérisé en ce qu'on utilise des polyesters qui contiennent les sous-éléments de formule VIII.
  32. Procédé suivant au moins l'une des revendications 28 à 31, caractérisé en ce qu'on file à une température de fusion dans l'intervalle de 210 à 250°C.
  33. Procédé suivant au moins l'une des revendications 28 à 32, caractérisé en ce que les monofilaments sont tirés à une vitesse de tirage de 5 à 30 m par minute.
  34. Utilisation des monofilaments de la revendication 1 pour la fabrication de structures textiles, ou lors de celle-ci, avec une résistance mécanique et chimique élevée.
  35. Utilisation des monofilaments de la revendication 1 pour la fabrication de toiles de machine à papier, ou lors de celle-ci.
  36. Utilisation des monofilaments de la revendication 1 pour la fabrication de toiles en spirales, ou lors de celle-ci.
  37. Utilisation des monofilaments de la revendication 1 pour la fabrication de tissus pour sérigraphie, ou lors de celle-ci.
  38. Utilisation des monofilaments de la revendication 1 pour la fabrication de tissus filtrants techniques.
  39. Utilisation des monofilaments de la revendication 1 pour la fabrication de bandes transporteuses, ou lors de celle-ci.
  40. Structures textiles avec une résistance mécanique et chimique élevée, caractérisées en ce qu'elles contiennent des monofilaments âme/gaine de la revendication 1 ou en sont constituées.
  41. Toile de machine à papier, caractérisée en ce qu'elle contient des monofilaments âme/gaine de la revendication 1 ou en est constituée.
  42. Toile en spirale, caractérisée en ce qu'elle contient des monofilaments âme/gaine de la revendication 1 ou en est constituée.
  43. Tissu pour sérigraphie, caractérisé en ce qu'il contient des monofilaments âme/gaine de la revendication 1, ou en est constitué.
  44. Tissu filtrant technique, caractérisé en ce qu'il contient des monofilaments âme/gaine de la revendication 1, ou en est constitué.
  45. Bande transporteuse, caractérisée en ce qu'elle contient des monofilaments âme/gaine de la revendication 1, ou en est constituée.
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