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The Effect of Salt Splash on Nylon 6,6

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dc.contributor.authorSteward, Scott D.en
dc.contributor.committeechairKander, Ronald G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberLove, Brian J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberLoos, Alfred C.en
dc.contributor.departmentMaterials Science and Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:47:37Zen
dc.date.adate1999-11-13en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:47:37Zen
dc.date.issued1999-10-14en
dc.date.rdate2000-11-13en
dc.date.sdate1999-11-08en
dc.description.abstractOne of the most common environmental exposures that nylon undergoes, when used for automotive applications, is that of salt splash, which commonly occurs during winter driving. This study looks at the effect of various salts (NaCl, KCl, CaCl2) on the thermal and mechanical properties of nylon when exposed to one and four molar aqueous salt solutions. It was found that the diffusion of salt solutions into nylon 6,6 occurred in a pseudo-Fickian manner. Also, it was found that the presence of salt had an effect on the rate of decrease of yield stress with increasing exposure time. The presence of residual salt was found to accelerated deterioration of nylon 6,6, possibly via hydrolysis. In addition, it was found that residual salt was left after water was removed from the system and that this salt was removable.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-110899-095334en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-110899-095334/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/35635en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartetd2.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectMoisture Absorptionen
dc.subjectNylonen
dc.subjectSalt Exposureen
dc.titleThe Effect of Salt Splash on Nylon 6,6en
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineMaterials Science and Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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