JP2010007193A - Polyphenylene sulfide monofilament with flat cross section, and industrial woven fabric - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) monofilament with a flat cross section, produced under excellent processability provided by improving occurrence of defects of yarn split in a product, and reducing yarn break at the insertion of weft yarns at the production of an industrial woven fabric, and capable of forming the surface smoothness of the industrial woven fabric into a very good state, and to provide the industrial woven fabric. <P>SOLUTION: The PPS monofilament with the flat cross section is regulated as follows. The flat cross section has a nearly rectangular shape having each facing pair of long sides and short sides. The short side has the thinnest parts having the thickness Dmin positioned at both the terminal parts in the width direction, and the thickest part having the thickness Dmax, formed by gradually increasing the thickness from both terminals of the thinnest parts to the vicinity of the center part in the width direction of the long side to the thickness of the Dmax at the center part in the width direction of the long side, regulated so that the ratio (Dmin:Dmax) of the thickness of the thinnest part to the thickness of the thickest part may be within the range of from 1:1.01 to 1:4.00. The tensile elongation is 42% or more and 70% or less, and the loop strength retention expressed by (loop strength) / (tensile strength)×100 is 130% or more. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a flat cross-sectional polyphenylene sulfide (hereinafter referred to as PPS) monofilament and an industrial fabric using the same for warp or weft. More specifically, the cross-sectional shape of the PPS monofilament is a substantially rectangular shape with a moderate bulge at the center in the cross-sectional width direction, and the tensile strength is optimized and the hook strength is improved and stabilized. In addition, the invention relates to a flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament that is less likely to cause problems such as thread breakage and thread cracking in industrial textile processing, and can be used very suitably as an industrial textile yarn represented by paper-making dryer canvas. It is.

  PPS is not only excellent in heat resistance, chemical resistance and flame retardancy, but also can be melt-molded, so it is widely used as a film and fiber in addition to molded products that require these characteristics. ing. Among these, PPS fibers are used in various applications such as industrial fabrics such as paper-making dryer canvas, filters, and brush hair materials, taking advantage of their excellent heat resistance, chemical resistance and flame retardancy.

  However, the fibers made of PPS have problems that physical properties such as tensile strength, knot strength and hook strength, and bending properties are insufficient compared to polyester fibers and polyamide fibers. However, with the introduction of the latest large-scale high-speed looms from papermakers, there is an increasing demand for the realization of PPS monofilaments with improved processability during weaving. In addition, various proposals have been made for the purpose of improving processability during weaving.

  For example, an unstretched monofilament obtained by melt-extrusion of linear PPS having a melt flow rate (hereinafter referred to as MFR) of 200 or less and cooling in warm water of 60 ° C. or higher is subsequently subjected to primary stretching ratio / total stretching. Tensile strength is obtained by stretching at a primary stretching ratio of less than 0.88, followed by multi-stage stretching so that the total stretching ratio is 4 times or more, and further relaxing heat treatment in an air bath at 200 to 280 ° C. In addition, a method for producing a PPS monofilament with improved knot strength (see, for example, Patent Document 1) has been proposed.

  In addition, the PPS undrawn yarn is drawn in one step at a ratio higher than the natural draw ratio, and then subjected to constant length heat treatment at 150 to 260 ° C. or higher and higher than the first stage drawing temperature, or the total draw ratio in the same temperature range. PPS fibers with improved mechanical properties, heat resistance, and chemical resistance by stretching in two stages so that is 1 to 2 times the draw ratio in the first stage (see, for example, Patent Document 2), PPS The undrawn yarn obtained by melt spinning is drawn 2 to 7 times at 80 to 260 ° C, and then taken up in a dry heat atmosphere of 285 to 385 ° C with a draw ratio of 0.8 to 1.35 times 0.1 to 0.1. PPS fiber (for example, refer to Patent Document 3) having a tensile strength of 3.5 g / d or more, a knot strength of 2.5 g / d or more, and improved bending wear and bending fatigue characteristics by heat treatment for 30 seconds. Proposed.

  Furthermore, the present inventors also have a tensile strength measured according to JIS L1013 of 2.65 cN / dtex or more, also a tensile elongation of 30% or more, and a hook strength of 3.53 cN / dtex or more, and The number of reciprocating wear until cutting in the bending wear test measured in accordance with JIS L-1095-7.10.2B is 7000 times or more, and in the bending fatigue test measured in accordance with JIS P-8115. The PPS fiber (for example, refer patent document 4) whose frequency | count of reciprocating bending until it is 150 times or more is proposed previously.

However, although the PPS fibers and moPPS nofilaments obtained by these techniques have relatively sufficient strength characteristics and bending resistance characteristics, they are actually used for industrial textiles, in particular, PPS monofilaments with high flatness ( When used as a PPS monofilament having a cross-sectional shape with a very long side compared to the short side), the latest high-speed large-scale looms, which have been increasing in recent years, are used to warp yarns due to impacts during beating, and high-speed yarns for wefts. The problem of extremely lowering productivity, such as the occurrence of a weft break due to impact during driving, has become apparent.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-299513 JP-A-64-3961 JP-A-4-222217 JP 2002-38332 A

  The present invention has been achieved as a result of intensive studies to solve the above-described problems in the prior art.

  That is, the object of the present invention is to show extremely stable process passage without yarn cracking and yarn breakage even when used on the latest high-speed large-scale loom, and at the same time, excellent surface smoothness of industrial fabrics. An object of the present invention is to provide a flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament that can be realized and an industrial fabric using the same.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, it is a flat cross-sectional monofilament substantially made of polyphenylene sulfide, and the flat cross-section has a generally rectangular shape having a pair of long sides and short sides facing each other, When the thickness of the short side is D, the short side is located at both ends in the width direction of the thinnest part having a thickness of Dmin, and from both ends of the thinnest part to the vicinity of the central part in the width direction of the long side. The thickness is gradually increased to have a thickest portion having a thickness of Dmax at the center in the width direction of the long side, and the ratio Dmin: Dmax of the thickness of the thinnest portion to the thickness of the thickest portion is 1: 1. The tensile elongation measured in accordance with JIS2003 L1013 8.5 is in the range of .01 to 4.00, and the tensile strength measured in accordance with JIS2003 L1013 8.7 is 42% or more and 70% or less. Provided is a flat cross-sectional polyphenylene sulfide monofilament having a catching strength retention ratio expressed by tensile strength / tensile strength × 100 of 130% or more based on tensile strength measured according to Section 8.5 of JIS2003 L1013 Is done.

  In the flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament of the present invention, it is preferable that the flatness expressed by L / Dmax is 1.15 to 10.0 from the width L of the long side and the Dmax. Can be mentioned.

  Further, the woven fabric of the present invention is characterized by using the above-described flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament as at least a part of warp and / or weft, and only realizes excellent surface smoothness in industrial fabrics, especially paper fabrics. In addition, there is an effect that process passability is remarkably improved.

  According to the present invention, even when used on a state-of-the-art high-speed large-scale loom, the flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament is free from cracks and breaks, and exhibits extremely stable process passage. Further, the flat cross-sectional shape of the present invention is achieved. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain a flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament that can simultaneously realize the excellent surface smoothness of the industrial fabric.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

  1 (a) to 1 (d) are cross-sectional views perpendicular to the fiber axis direction showing the cross-sectional shape of a flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament that satisfies the provisions of the present invention, and FIGS. 3 (e) and 3 (f) show the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view perpendicular to the fiber axis direction showing a cross-sectional shape of a flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament that does not satisfy the above-mentioned provisions. FIG. 2 shows various parts such as long side L and short side thicknesses Dmin and Dmax in the flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament of the present invention. It is the schematic which showed the measurement location.

  The flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament of the present invention is characterized in that its cross-sectional shape is a flat shape.

  The flat shape referred to in the present invention indicates a cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the fiber axis direction of the PPS monofilament. For example, the flat shape (a, b) in which the short sides facing each other are straight as shown in FIG. It includes a flat shape (c) having an arc, a flat shape (d) in which a portion where a long side forming an arc and a short side forming a straight line are connected to each other has a substantially trapezoidal shape.

  Among these, the cross-sectional shape of the flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament of the present invention is more preferably a flat shape (FIGS. 1a and b) in which the short sides facing each other are straight, or a flat shape (FIG. 1c) in which the short sides facing each other form an arc. preferable.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament of the present invention has a thickness Dmin of the thinnest part located at both ends in the width direction of the short side, and the vicinity of the central part in the width direction of the long side from both ends of the thinnest part. The ratio with the thickness Dmax of the thickest part where the thickness is gradually increased to the maximum thickness at the central part in the width direction of the long side is Dmin: Dmax = 1: 1.01 to 4.00. And preferably Dmin: Dmax = 1: 1.03 to 2.5, and further Dmin: Dmax = 1: 1.06 to 1.2, the surface smoothness of the industrial fabric is even more pronounced. This leads to a favorable result of improvement.

  Here, when the value of Dmax is 4.00 or more with respect to Dmin, when the flat cross-sectional shape is seen, the thickness Dmax at the center in the width direction is extremely large, and it is difficult to realize the surface smoothness of the fabric. Or, due to the fact that the Dmin portion becomes thin, an unfavorable result that the knot strength and the hook strength are extremely lowered is caused. On the other hand, if the value of Dmax is less than 1.01, the effect of improving yarn cracking and yarn breakage is not recognized, leading to an undesirable result that the process passability when used for industrial textiles is extremely deteriorated. .

  The important point of the flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament of the present invention is that the cross-sectional shape is not a rectangular shape in which the shape in the width direction L is a straight line or a so-called concave lens shape having a concave arc, but from the end in the width direction. The shape is like a convex lens whose thickness is gradually increased toward the center.

  That is, in the cross section of the flat cross section PPS monofilament, when the shape in the width direction L is a linear rectangular shape (FIG. 3e) or a concave lens shape (FIG. 3f), when weaving using these flat cross section PPS monofilaments The impact at the time of beating and the impact at the time of weft driving tend to cause thread breakage and thread breakage in the PPS monofilament, leading to an undesirable result that process passability is extremely deteriorated.

  The flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament of the present invention has a tensile elongation measured according to JIS 2003 L1013 8.5 of 42% or more and 70% or less, and JIS 2003 L1013 8.7, in addition to the above-described cross-sectional shape. It is characterized in that the catching strength retention ratio represented by hook strength / tensile strength × 100 is 130% or more from the tensile strength measured according to JIS2003 L1013 8.5 according to JIS2003 L1013. .

  The tensile elongation of the flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament of the present invention is 42% or more and 70% or less, preferably 45% to 65%, and more preferably 48% to 62%. It can be expected that the dimensional stability of the woven fabric is improved and that the process passability during weaving is very good.

  Here, in the flat cross-section PPS monofilament having a tensile elongation of less than 42%, the elongation is low, so that the occurrence of yarn breakage increases due to the impact at the time of weft driving, and the yarn cracking at the time of punching only increases. Alternatively, when the catching strength is measured, the catching strength variation tends to increase, resulting in a flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament lacking in quality stability.

  On the other hand, in the flat cross-section PPS monofilament with a high elongation such that the elongation exceeds 70%, although there are few problems such as yarn breakage when using warp and yarn breakage when weft is driven, The excessively high elongation appears as it is as a characteristic of industrial fabrics, which is not preferable because the net is very easy to stretch and the dimensional stability of the fabric becomes insufficient.

  In addition, the flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament of the present invention needs to have a catching strength retention ratio of 130% or more expressed by hooking strength / tensile strength × 100.

  That is, with a flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament having a hook strength retention rate of less than 130%, when a strong tension is applied to an industrial textile product after weaving, thread breakage may occur at the knuckle portion where the warp and weft intersect, This may lead to extremely unfavorable results, such as yarn breakage at the site where the woven fabric for woven fabric is woven.

  In the flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament of the present invention, it is desirable that the flatness represented by L / Dmax is in the range of 1.15 to 10.0 based on the long side width L and the Dmax. Is more preferably 1.5 to 8.0, and more preferably 1.8 to 5.0.

  Here, the reason why the flatness ratio is in the above range is that, if it is less than 1.15, the warp / weave is gradually increased from the Dmin portion toward the Dmax portion near the central portion in the width direction of the long side. It is because the improvement effect with respect to thread breakage and thread cracking tends to be insufficient.

  On the other hand, when the flatness ratio is extremely large as 10.0 or more, in the case of warp, the number of raw yarns that can be warped as warp within a certain width of the industrial fabric is greatly reduced. This may lead to an undesirable result that the longitudinal net strength of the industrial fabric is lowered.

  In addition, even when used for wefts, the flatness of the PPS monofilament becomes extremely large, so that wefts are likely to be twisted during weaving and, as a result, the surface smoothness required of the fabric is greatly increased. Not only will it decrease, but it will also lead to a decrease in productivity, such as spending a lot of time on the work to correct these twists. In addition, if wefts are driven in a state where twisting occurs, a very unfavorable result is brought about, such as an increase in the frequency of yarn cracking at a portion where twisting occurs in the flat PPS monofilament.

  Furthermore, in the flat cross-section PPS monofilament whose flatness is outside the above range, in any case used as a warp or a weft of an industrial fabric, it tends to easily cause a yarn crack at a knuckle portion where the warp and the weft intersect. This leads to an increase in the disadvantages of industrial fabrics.

  The flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament of the present invention is substantially composed of PPS. Here, PPS refers to a phenylene sulfide unit in which a polymer repeating unit is composed of a p-phenylene sulfide unit or an m-phenylene sulfide unit. Means a polymer containing Among these polymers, a polymer in which 90% or more of the repeating units are composed of p-phenylene sulfide units is preferably used.

  A PPS polymer that can be used particularly preferably in the present invention can be produced by polycondensation reaction of sodium sulfide with p-dichlorobenzene, but the p-dichlorobenzene has less than 10 mol% of trichlorobenzene as a branching component. It may be produced by polycondensation.

  In the present invention, in accordance with ASTM D1238-86, the melt indicated by the amount (g) of spilled polymer per 10 minutes measured under the conditions of 316 ° C., orifice diameter 2.095 mm, orifice length 8.00 mm, and load 5 kg. PPS having a flow rate (hereinafter referred to as MFR) of about 20 to 300 g / 10 min can be used, but in particular, MFR is 70 to 200 g / 10 from the standpoints of balance of strength and elongation, diameter unevenness, wear characteristics, and yarn production. PPS of about a minute can be preferably used.

  Here, as PPS which can be used as a commercial item, E1880, E2080, E2280, E2481, M2488, M2588, etc. of Toray Industries, Inc. can be mentioned, for example.

  Note that the PPS used in the present invention is not a PPS chip available as a commercial product as described above, and there is no problem even if a recycled PPS resin obtained by recycling PPS film waste or PPS fiber waste is used. .

  PPS is usually obtained in powder form, but before being subjected to melt spinning, the powder PPS is heated to a temperature higher than the melting point with an extruder or the like, melted and kneaded, and then filtered with a filter if necessary. It can be removed, extruded into a gut shape, cooled, and then processed into a pellet by a method such as cutting. The PPS powder or PPS pellets are preferably subjected to spinning after being dried at about 100 to 180 ° C. for about 5 to 24 hours under a vacuum.

  Although there is no restriction | limiting in particular in the manufacturing method of the flat cross section PPS monofilament of this invention, Usually, the method described below is applied preferably.

  That is, using an extruder-type spinning machine or the like, melt extrusion is performed at a temperature 20 to 80 ° C. higher than the melting point of PPS, and the molten polymer extruded from a desired irregular cross-section die is cooled in hot water at 60 to 95 ° C. Solidify. Subsequently, the obtained undrawn yarn is led to a drawing bath or drawing atmosphere adjusted to a temperature equal to or higher than the glass transition temperature of PPS, and subjected to one-stage drawing or two-stage or more multi-stage drawing. In addition, as a total draw ratio, the range of about 2.8 to 5.5 times is preferable. Furthermore, in order to adjust the dry heat shrinkage rate, the breaking elongation at the time of fiber breakage, etc., the drawing after passing the drawing step It is desirable to heat set the yarn about 0.8 to 1.0 times in a temperature atmosphere of about 90 to 280 ° C.

  The flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament of the present invention thus obtained has various inorganic particles such as titanium oxide, silicon oxide, silicon nitride, clay, talc, kaolin and zirconic acid as long as the desired characteristics are not excluded. And crosslinked polymer particles, conventionally known antioxidants, sequestering agents, ion exchangers, anti-coloring agents, light-proofing agents, inclusion compounds, various colorants, waxes, silicone oils, various surfactants, various reinforcing agents Fibers, fluororesins, polyesters, polyamides, polyolefins, polystyrenes and the like can be contained.

  The flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament of the present invention thus formed can be suitably used for industrial fabrics such as papermaking fabrics and papermaking dryer canvases.

  That is, industrial fabrics using the flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament of the present invention as at least a part of warp and / or weft, especially paper fabrics, do not break or break when woven with the latest high-speed large-scale loom. It exhibits extremely stable process passability and can simultaneously realize the excellent surface smoothness of industrial fabrics.

  Hereinafter, examples of the flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament of the present invention will be described in more detail. However, the present invention is not limited to the following examples unless it exceeds the gist.

  The physical properties of the flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament of the present invention described above and below are values measured by the following method.

(1) Tensile strength (N) and tensile elongation (%) of monofilament
In accordance with JIS2003 L1013 8.5, in a temperature / humidity adjustment chamber at 20 ° C. and 65% RH, using “Tensilon” UTM-4-100 type tensile tester manufactured by Orientec Co., Ltd., test length: 250 mm, tensile Speed: Measured under conditions of 300 mm / min, and shown as an average value of 10 measurements.

(2) Monofilament hook strength In accordance with JIS2003 L1013 8.7, using a Tensilon UTM-4-100 type tensile tester manufactured by Orientec Co., Ltd. in a temperature and humidity adjustment chamber at 20 ° C. and 65% RH. , Test length: 250 mm, tensile speed: measured at 300 mm / min, and shown as an average of 10 measurements.

(3) Hatch strength retention ratio Using the measured values of tensile strength and hook strength measured by the method described above, the retention strength was calculated by the following formula.
Hatch strength retention rate (%) = Hatch strength ÷ Tensile strength × 100

(4) The thinnest part Dmin, the thickest part Dmax, and the long side L
A sample for observing a flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament cross-section was cut out from 3 m of the flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament in a direction perpendicular to the fiber axis direction of the monofilament at any five locations.

  This cross-sectional observation sample is observed with a digital microscope VHX-100F manufactured by KEYENCE, and using the measurement tool of this digital microscope, the average value of the thinnest portion Dmin portion located at both ends of the flat cross-sectional width direction of the PPS monofilament Dmin, the thickness gradually increases from the Dmin portion of the thinnest flat cross section to the vicinity of the central portion in the width direction of the long side, and the portion where the thickness is maximum at the central portion in the width direction of this long side is defined as Dmax. Until measured.

  Using the same cross-sectional observation sample as described above, the maximum length in the flat cross-sectional width direction was defined as the long side L, and measurements were made up to 3 digits after the decimal point.

(5) Yarn cracking durability test Ten PPS monofilament samples cut out to a length of 70 mm are bundled and fixed to a motor-driven shaft, and a stainless steel round bar with a diameter of 15 mmφ is installed at a location 50 mm away from the drive shaft, and the sample is fixed It fixes so that about 20 mm of the monofilament sample front-end | tip part on the opposite side may contact the said stainless steel round bar.

The motor shaft on which the PPS monofilament sample was fixed was rotated at 1200 rpm for 15 minutes, and the tip of the bundle sample of the PPS monofilament was rotated and collided with a stainless steel round bar, and the cracking state of the PPS monofilament was observed. The yarn cracking durability was judged according to the following criteria.
A: Three times of tests were conducted, and no cracking occurred in the flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament, and the yarn cracking durability was extremely excellent.
○: Three times of tests were conducted, and only a crack was generated in a flat cross-section PPS monofilament having an average number of less than 1 out of 10 and sufficient durability for use in industrial fabrics was obtained.
X: The test was performed three times, and thread breakage occurred in one or more flat cross-section PPS monofilaments out of 10 in average, resulting in poor thread breakage durability.

(6) Evaluation of warp weaving A flat canvas PPS monofilament was used as a warp to produce a double woven papermaking dryer canvas. The condition of warp breakage per 100 m ^{2 of the} dryer canvas was confirmed and judged according to the following criteria.
○: There were no warp cracks in the knuckle where the warp and weft intersected.
X: At the knuckle portion where the warp and the weft intersect, there were one or more warp cracks.

(7) Evaluation of weft driving A flat canvas PPS monofilament was used as a weft to produce a double woven paper making dryer canvas. When weaving this dryer canvas 5 m in the length direction, the yarn breakage condition at the time of weft driving was confirmed and judged according to the following criteria.
○: The thread breakage at the time of weft driving was less than once.
X: The yarn breakage occurred twice or more when the weft was driven.

[Example 1]
A PPS pellet E2080 (MFR = 90) manufactured by Toray Industries, Inc., which was dried under vacuum conditions at 150 ° C. for 15 hours, was prepared as a PPS raw material. This PPS raw material is supplied to an extruder-type spinning machine, melt-kneaded at a spinning machine temperature of 330 ° C., extruded from a molten polymer from a substantially rectangular cross-section spinneret, and immediately cooled and solidified in 80 ° C. warm water. A drawn yarn was obtained.

  Subsequently, the PPS undrawn yarn was subjected to primary drawing 3.5 times in warm water at 95 ° C., and further subjected to secondary drawing 1.2 times in a dry heat atmosphere at 130 ° C. to obtain a total draw ratio of 4. 2 times, and then heat-set under a constant tension condition in a dry heat atmosphere of 190 ° C., and Dmin: 0.383 mm, Dmax: 0.404 mm, long side L: 0.803 mm, as shown in FIG. A flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament was obtained.

  Table 1 shows the results of tensile elongation, hook strength retention, yarn cracking durability test, warp weaving evaluation and the like of the obtained flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament.

[Example 2 and Comparative Examples 1-2]
Using the same spinning process as in Example 1, the total draw ratio was changed to adjust the tensile elongation, and the flatness having Dmin, Dmax, L, tensile elongation and hook strength retention as shown in Table 1 A cross-sectional PPS monofilament was obtained. Tables 1 and 2 show the results of the yarn cracking durability test and warp weaving evaluation of each flat cross section PPS monofilament.

[Examples 3 to 5 and Comparative Examples 3 to 5]
A substantially rectangular cross-section spinneret was changed under the same spinning process and spinning conditions as in Example 1 to obtain a flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament having cross-sectional shapes and Dmin, Dmax, and L as shown in Table 1. Tables 1 and 2 show the results of the yarn cracking durability test, warp weaving evaluation, and weft driving evaluation of each flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament.

[Example 6]
Using the same spinning process as in Example 1, changing the total draw ratio and the generally rectangular cross-section spinneret hole diameter in order to adjust the tensile elongation and Dmin, Dmax, L, the Dmin, Dmax, A flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament having L, tensile elongation, and tensile strength retention was obtained. Table 1 shows the results of the yarn cracking durability test and warp weaving evaluation of the flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament.

  As is apparent from the results in Table 1, the flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament of the present invention has excellent hook strength retention rate, yarn cracking durability and cross-sectional shape, and is used for industrial textile applications such as papermaking dryer canvas. It can be seen that the flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament can be used very suitably.

  On the other hand, as is clear from the results in Table 2, in the flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament that does not satisfy the provisions of the present invention, yarn breakage occurs in the weaving process of the industrial fabric, or the yarn breaks into the industrial fabric product after weaving. Due to the occurrence of defects, it became unpreferable as a flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament for industrial textile use. Further, in Comparative Example 2 in which the tensile elongation does not satisfy the provisions of the present invention, the results of the yarn cracking durability test and the warp weaving evaluation were generally good. Due to the tensile elongation of the cross-sectional PPS monofilament being too high, the elongation of the woven fabric in the warp direction becomes too large, resulting in a product that cannot withstand practical use.

  Furthermore, in Comparative Example 3 in which only the cross-sectional shape does not satisfy the provisions of the present invention, the yarn cracking defect occurs in the evaluation of warp weaving, even though the characteristics excluding the cross-sectional shape satisfy the prescriptions of the present invention. As a result, it was confirmed that the cross-sectional shape had a great influence on the process passability when weaving industrial fabrics.

  The flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament of the present invention has an appropriate tensile elongation and excellent catching strength retention rate, has a substantially rectangular shape, gradually increases in thickness from both ends in the width direction toward the center in the long side width direction, By adopting a convex lens shape that maximizes the thickness at the center in the direction, excellent yarn cracking durability is realized, and when it is used as a constituent material for industrial fabrics typified by paper-making dryer canvas, It can be used suitably, and has a very high industrial utility value.

1A to 1D are cross-sectional views perpendicular to the fiber axis direction showing the cross-sectional shape of a flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament that satisfies the definition of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing measurement points of each part such as long side L and short side thickness Dmin and Dmax in the flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament of the present invention. FIGS. 3E and 3F are cross-sectional views perpendicular to the fiber axis direction showing the cross-sectional shape of a flat cross-sectional PPS monofilament that does not satisfy the definition of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

Dmin The thickness of the shortest side of the shortest side Dmax The thickness of the shortest side of the shortest side L The width of the long side

Claims (5)

A monofilament having a flat cross section substantially made of polyphenylene sulfide, the flat cross section having a substantially rectangular shape having a pair of opposing long sides and short sides, and when the thickness of the short side is D, The short side is the thinnest part having a thickness of Dmin located at both ends in the width direction, and the width is gradually increased from both ends of the thinnest part to the vicinity of the central part in the width direction of the long side. And the thickness ratio of the thinnest part to the thickness of the thickest part Dmin: Dmax is in the range of 1: 1.01 to 4.00, and JIS2003. The tensile elongation measured according to L1013 8.5 is 42% or more and 70% or less, the hook strength measured according to JIS2003 L1013 8.7, and JIS2003 L1013 according to 8.5. From tensile strength measured Te, hooking powerful / Tensile flat cross section polyphenylene sulfide monofilaments powerful × hooking strength retention represented by 100 is equal to or is more than 130%. 2. The flat cross-sectional polyphenylene sulfide monofilament according to claim 1, wherein the flatness expressed by L / Dmax is 1.15 to 10.0 based on the width L of the long side and the Dmax. An industrial fabric comprising the flat cross-sectional polyphenylene sulfide monofilament according to claim 1 or 2 as at least a part of warp and / or weft. The industrial fabric according to claim 3, which is a papermaking fabric. The industrial fabric according to claim 3 or 4, which is a fabric for a papermaking dryer canvas.

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