Studies on the rheological,phase morphologic,thermal and mechanical properties of poly(trimethylene terephthalate)/ethylene propylene diene monomer copolymer grafted with maleic anhydride/metallocene polyethylene blends |
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Authors: | Run Mingtao Song Hongzan Wang Yingjin Yao Chenguang and Gao Jungang |
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Affiliation: | (1) College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China |
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Abstract: | The rheological, phase morphologic, thermal and mechanical properties of poly (trimethylene terephthalate)/metallocene polyethylene
(PTT/mPE) blends in the presence of ethylene propylene diene monomer copolymer grafted with maleic anhydride (EPDM-g-MAH) as compatibilizer are studied by means of a capillary rheometer, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), differential scanning
calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA). Results suggest that the compatibility of PTT/mPE blends is improved
greatly after the addition of a compatibilizer. The radius of the dispersed phase in the system decreases greatly when the
compatibilizer is added into the blend. When the amount of compatibilizer exceeds 8 wt-%, the size of dispersed phase becomes
larger again. This phenomena could be attributed to the higher viscosity of the EPDM-g-MAH phase, which is dispersed more difficulty in the PTT phase of lower viscosity, thus the mixing efficiency is apparently
decreased during the melt blending process. Moreover, the melt viscosity of the blend reaches the maximal value in case of
4 wt-% compatibilizer content, above which it would decrease again. This result is associated with the generation of more
and bigger dispersed phase inside the bulk phase, thus the grafting efficiency at the interface is decreased, which could
result in lower viscosity. The DSC results suggest that the mPE component shows a nucleating effect, and could increase the
overall degree and rate of PTT crystallization, while the addition of a compatibilizer might slightly diminish these effects.
In addition, the blend with 4 wt-% compatibilizer shows the best thermal stability. Furthermore, the Izod impact strength
and the tensile strength at room temperature of the blend are also markedly improved by the addition of a 4–8 wt-% compatibilizer. |
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Keywords: | poly(trimethylene terephthalate) mPE EPDM-g-MAH rheology morphology |
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