The aim of this study was to present the results of the examinations of the structure and thermomechanical properties of PA6/NanoBent composite. NanoBent composites composed of minerals from the smectite group (mainly montmorillonite) were used for modification of polyamide 6. PA6 composite with content of 1, 3, 5% of NanoBent was prepared in a Theysohn TSK 75-N twin screw extruder. The samples were prepared using the injection technology by means of a Krauss-Maffei KM65-160 C1 injection molding machine. The samples of composites obtained at different injection temperatures and injection mold temperatures were used for the examinations. Degree of crystallinity was examined using the DSC method whereas the material structure was examined with an optical microscope. DSC studies showed a reduction in the value of the degree of crystallinity with the increasing content of nanofiller in the polymer material. The narrowing of the peak was recorded in the DSC thermograms for nanocomposites with greater percentage of the nanofiller. Dynamical properties of polyamide 6 nanocomposite were also determined in relation to temperature and frequency. The samples were bended at frequencies of 1 Hz and 10 Hz over the temperature range from –100°C to 180°C and the heating rate of 2K/min. A significant increase in storage modulus was observed for PA6 samples with the content of 5% of NanoBent obtained at the injection temperature of 270°C and mold temperature of 70°C. Smaller size of spherulites and arrangement of structural elements in clusters along the line of polymeric material flow in the mold cavity at higher contents of NanoBent were observed during structural examinations of the composites.

The following article presents the results of selected properties of regranulates of polyamide 6.6, regranules of polyamide contaminated with polypropylene and regranules of polyamide contaminated with silicone. The tested materials came from the reprocessing of polyamides 6.6 originally derived from production of airbags from renowned world producers (material for the research came from production waste). The results of examination were referred to regranulates of uncontaminated polyamide but also obtained from waste from the production of these airbags.
The influence of impurities on properties of regranulates such as their density and melt flow index was assessed. The tests allowed to show a significant impact of impurities on the density but above all on the mass and volume flow rate index which ranged from 47 to 116 g/10 min.
In the case of standardized test specimens selected thermal and mechanical properties were analyzed. Differential scanning calorimetry was used to assess the impact of impurities on the thermal properties of polyamides, allowing primarily identification of materials and impurities (especially polypropylene) as well as characteristic temperatures and the enthalpy of melting of the materials being analyzed. The mechanical properties were assessed using a DMA device. DMA research allowed to determine changes in mechanical properties in a wide temperature range of tested materials. It allowed to obtain full characteristics of changes in material stiffness under the influence of two factors, i.e. temperature and content of impurities, like polypropylene or silicone.