加工方式对PP/EAA/LDH复合材料性能影响

进行了聚丙烯(PP)、乙烯–丙烯酸共聚物(EAA)及水滑石(LDH)复合材料改性一体化研究,并研究了一次熔融挤出加工法和二次熔融挤出加工法对PP复合材料性能的影响。X射线多晶衍射、透射电子显微镜分析表明:两种加工方法制备的复合材料中EAA均插层和剥离了LDH,改善了LDH在PP基体中分散性,并且一次挤出加工效果优于二次挤出加工效果;热失重分析表明,两种加工方式均提高了复合材料的热稳定性能;静态力学性能测试表明:一次挤出加工制备的复合材料PP1的拉伸强度、拉伸弹性模量和缺口冲击强度均高于二次挤出加工制备的复合材料PP2。实验表明一次熔融挤出加工方法对复合材料中LDH插层和剥离效果以及LDH在PP基体中分散效果优于二次熔融挤出加工。     

玻纤增强聚丙烯木塑复合材料的性能研究

分别以聚丙烯(PP)、聚乙烯(PE)、玻纤增强PP/PE为基体材料,通过挤出成型制备了木塑复合材料(WPC)。研究表明,玻纤能够有效地提高WPC的性能,以玻纤增强PP/PE为基体制备的WPC的冲击强度、拉伸强度、弯曲强度、弯曲弹性模量分别达到4.58 kJ/m2,19 MPa,30.8 MPa,3520 MPa,性能优于以PP或PE为基体制备的WPC。     

热致液晶聚合物增强PP/mPE原位复合材料的研究

采用热致液晶聚合物（TLCP）对PP及PP/mPE共混物进行增强，制得PP／TLCP和PP／mPE／TLCP原位复合材料。探讨了TLCP对复合材料拉伸性能、低温冲击性能和加工流变行为的影响。结果表明，加入15％的TLCP可以显著提高PP和PP／mPE的刚性，改善加工流动性。但由于体系的相容性较差，基体的拉伸强度有所降低，低温冲击韧性也有显著的降低。     

聚丙烯/芦苇纤维复合材料力学及热性能的研究

以聚丙烯接枝马来酸酐(PP-g-MAH)为增容剂,制备了聚丙烯(PP)/芦苇纤维复合材料。采用万能拉力试验机、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和热重分析仪(TGA)对复合材料的力学性能、断面形态以及热性能进行了表征。研究结果表明:添加增容剂可以改善芦苇纤维与PP基体的界面结合性,从而提高了PP/芦苇纤维复合材料的拉伸性能、弯曲性能以及热稳定性。     

拉伸力场对聚丙烯/石墨烯微片纳米复合材料形态和性能的影响

设计了2种挤出机头以产生不同加工力场,研究了聚丙烯（PP）/石墨烯微片（GNPs）纳米复合材料的微观形态、导电及导热性能,分析GNPs在PP基体中的分布形态对复合材料的性能影响。结果表明,收敛流道产生的拉伸力场对GNPs有剥离分散作用,减少GNPs团聚;加入静态混合器后产生的混沌混炼力场能进一步提高GNPs在PP中的分散均匀性,有利于构建导电导热网络,从而提高复合材料的导电导热性能;当GNPs含量为6 %(质量分数,下同)时,相比于无静态混合器的拉伸机头,在带静态混合器的拉伸机头挤出下,电导率增大了5个数量级,热导率提高了24.1 %。     

填充油及聚丙烯对SEBS/PP材料的流变性能及力学性能影响

选取了不同类型的填充油,研究了不同类型的填充油对材料的性能影响,并探讨了了聚丙烯的添加量对材料性能的影响。实验结果表明,填充油加入后,降低了SEBS的熔融粘度,明显改善材料的加工性能,石蜡油优于环烷油,150#石蜡油适宜添加量为SEBS的25 wt%。当PP添加量为基体树脂的30 wt%时,O-SEBS/PP复合材料的拉伸强度为21.0 MPa,断裂伸长率为878%,力学和加工性能较好。     

振动力场下PP增强管材的制备及性能研究

采用电磁动态塑化挤出机挤出聚丙烯（PP）管材,通过爆破压力测试、拉伸性能测试、差示扫描量热（DSC）分析和X射线衍射（XRD）分析研究了振动频率和振幅对PP管材结构与力学性能的影响。力学性能测试结果表明,振动挤出PP管材的周向强度有了显著提高,实现了管材的双向自增强。与稳态挤出的PP管材相比,振动挤出PP管材的爆破压力最大提高了27．03％,轴向拉伸屈服强度最大提高了7．3％。DSC分析和XRD分析表明,振动挤出的PP管材结晶度提高,熔点升高,结晶完善,晶粒变小,有利于管材力学性能的提高。     

相容剂对PET/iPP共混物发泡及力学性能的影响

以PP-g-GMA为相容剂,使用同向双螺杆挤出机制备PET/PP-g-GMA/i PP共混物,并对其进行注塑发泡。研究PP-g-GMA质量分数对共混物熔体流动速率及发泡性能的影响,用SEM观察泡孔形态,发泡后的力学性能。研究表明:随PP-g-GMA质量分数增加,熔体流动速率逐渐降低。与纯i PP和未加相容剂的PET/i PP共混物相比,添加相容剂的复合材料发泡性能得到明显改善,泡孔更小更均匀,泡孔破壁、塌陷、并孔现象得到改善。PP-g-GMA的引入使发泡材料的拉伸强度与冲击韧性都得到提高,其最佳质量分数为5%,发泡材料的拉伸强度和冲击强度分别提高10.3%和39.69%。     

回收聚丙烯/微晶纤维素复合材料的制备与性能研究

以回收聚丙烯(r PP)为基体、微晶纤维素(MCC)为增强材料、聚丙烯接枝马来酸酐(PP-g-MA)为增容剂,使用双螺杆挤出机制备了r PP/MCC/PP-g-MAH复合材料。选用硬脂酸(SA)和硅烷偶联剂KH570作为改性剂对MCC进行表面改性,进一步提高MCC和基体的界面相容性。系统研究了改性MCC对复合材料的力学性能、热性能及结晶行为的影响。结果表明,添加9份SA改性MCC的聚丙烯复合材料的综合力学性能最佳;改性MCC的加入有利于提高复合材料的热稳定性。     

改性的钛酸钾晶须对聚丙烯性能的影响

首次通过化学沉降法在钛酸钾晶须(PTW)表面包覆纳米碳酸钙得到产品C-PTW,然后对C-PTW进行偶联处理得到产品K-C-PTW。分别把PTW、C-PTW、K-C-PTW添加到聚丙烯(PP)基体材料中,得到相应改性的a、b、c三种复合材料。通过力学性能测试、熔体质量流动速率的测定、扫描电镜、热失重分析及差示扫描量热分析手段表明K-C-PTW晶须在PP材料中不易团聚,分散均匀,与PP材料结合牢固,有效地提高了PP材料的拉伸强度、弯曲强度、缺口冲击强度、分解温度、熔融温度和结晶温度;同时还降低了材料的断裂伸长率及熔体质量流动速率。用K-C-PTW晶须填充PP材料,不仅发挥出PTW晶须的优良力学特性,而且还能充分改善PP材料的性能;更重要的是减少了钛的使用量,有利于工业化生产。     

Study on compatibilization of polypropylene-liquid crystalline polymer blends

The mechanical properties, melt rheology, and morphology of binary blends comprised of two polypropylene (PP) grades and two liquid crystalline polymers (LCP) have been studied. Compatibilization with polypropylene grafted with maleic anhydride (PP-g-MAH) has been attempted. A moderate increase in the tensile moduli and no enhancements in tensile strength have been revealed. Those findings have been attributed to the morphology of the blends, which is predominantly of the disperse mode. LCP fibers responsible for mechanical reinforcement were only exceptionally evidenced. Discussion of PP-LCP interfacial characteristics with respect to mechanical properties-morphology interrelations allowed evaluation of the compatibilizing efficiency of PP-g-MAH. Factors important for successful reinforcement of PP with LCP have been specified. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 66: 969–980, 1997     

The Effect of Compatibilization of Maleated Polypropylene on a Blend of Polyamide-6 and Liquid Crystalline Copolyester

Blends of polyamide-6 (PA6) and thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) compatibilized with various maleic-anhydride-grafted polypropylene (MAP) contents were injection-moulded. The effect of compatibilization on the mechanical properties of the blends was investigated by means of tensile testing, drop weight Charpy impact measurement and dynamic mechanical analysis. The static tensile measurement showed that the strain-at-break depends strongly on the MAP content. The impact test also indicated that the critical strain energy release rate (G_IC) is dependent on the MAP concentration. These results revealed that the 80%PA6/MAP(86/14)–20%LCP blend exhibits the highest strain-at-break and G_IC values. Moreover, the tensile ductility and impact toughness tended to decrease dramatically with increasing MAP content. This was attributed to the chemical and thermal decomposition of PA6 during blending for the LCP/PA6 blends containing higher MAP concentration. © of SCI.     

Mechanical properties and morphology of liquid crystalline copolyester-amide and amorphous polyamide blends

Blends of an amorphous polyamide (PA) and a liquid crystalline copolyesteramide (LCP), poly(naphthoate-aminophenoterephthalate) were prepared in a twin-screw extruder. Specimens for mechanical testing were prepared by injection molding. Morphological, thermal, mechanical, and rheological properties were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray diffractometry, capillary rheometry, and a tensile tester, respectively. The tensile mechanical behavior of the LCP/PA blends was found to be affected by their compositions and specimen thickness. Tensile testing revealed that the tensile mechanical behavior of the LCP/PA blends was very similar to that of polymeric composite and the tensile strength of the LCP/PA (50/50) blend was approximately two times of the value of PA homopolymer and exceeded that of pure LCP. The morphology of the LCP/PA blends was also found to be affected by their compositions. SEM studies revealed that the liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) formed finely dispersed spherical domains in the PA matrix and the inclusions were deformed into fibrils from the spherical droplets with increasing LCP content. It has been found that droplet and fiber formations lead to low and high strength material, respectively. In particular, at specific LCP content (50 wt%), the tensile strength of the LCP/PA blend exceeded that of pure LCP. The improvement in tensile properties is likely due to the reinforcement of the PA matrix by the fibrous LCP phase as observed by SEM. A distinct shell-core morphology was found to develop in the injection molded samples of these blends. This is believed to have a synergistic effect on the tensile properties of the LCP/PA blends. The rheological behavior of the LCP/PA blends was found to be very different from that of the parent polymers and significant viscosity reductions were observed for the LCP/PA (50/50) blend. Based upon DSC, these blends have shown to be incompatible in the entire range of concentrations.     

Impact-modified blends of compatibilized polyamide-6 with liquid crystalline copolyester

Compatibilized blends of polyamide-6 (PA6) and thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) modified with various high-impact polypropylene (HIPP) contents were injection-molded. These blends were compatibilized with maleic anhydride-grafted polypropylene (MAP). The effects of impact modification on the morphology, impact, static, and dynamic mechanical properties were investigated. The results showed that the HIPP addition leads to an improvement of the Izod impact strength of the blends significantly while it reduced the tensile strength and stiffness properties. An attempt was made to correlate the structure of the PA6(MAP)/HIPP/LCP blends from the scanning electron microscopic observations with the measured mechanical properties. This work provides a way to produce a tough in situ composite. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 70: 1611–1619, 1998     

Effects of processing conditions on the mechanical performance of maleic anhydride compatibilized in-situ composites of polypropylene with liquid crystalline polymer

Maleic anhydride compatibilized blends of isotactic polypropylene (PP) and thermotropic liquid crystaline polymer (LCP) were prepared either by the direct injection molding (one-step process), or by twin-screw extrusion blending, after which specimens were injection molded (two-step process). The morphology and mechanical properties of these injection molded in situ LCP composites were studied by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Izod impact testing, static tensile, and dynamic mechanical measurements. SEM observations showed that fine and elongated LCP fibrils are formed in the maleic anhydride compatibilized in situ composites fabricated by means of the one-step process. The tensile strength and modulus of these composites were considerably close to those predicted from the rule of mixtures. Furthermore, the impact behavior of LCP fibril reinforced composites was similar to that of the glass fiber reinforced polymer composites. On the other hand, the maleic anhydride compatibilized blends prepared from the two-step process showed lower mechanical performance, which was attributed to the poorer processing behavior leading to the degradation of PP. The effects of the processing steps, temperatures, and compatibilizer addition on the mechanical properties of the PP/LCP blends are discussed.     

Microstructural and mechanical characteristics of compatibilized polypropylene hybrid composites containing potassium titanate whisker and liquid crystalline copolyester

Maleic anhydride (MA) compatibilized polypropylene (MPP) hybrid composites reinforced with potassium titanate whiskers (K₂Ti₆O₁₃) and liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) were prepared in a twin-screw extruder followed by injection molding. The surface of whiskers were treated with tetrabutyl orthotitanate before blending. Scanning electron microscopic (SEM) examination showed that elongated LCP fibrils are formed in the skin section of hybrids reinforced with whiskers of various concentrations. Consequently, the hybrids reinforced with both LCP fibrils and whiskers exhibited anisotropic mechanical properties. Tensile test showed that longitudinal Young’s modulus and tensile strength of hybrids tend to increase with increasing whisker content. Moreover, the stiffness and tensile strength of hybrids were higher than those of MPP/K₂Ti₆O₁₃ composites. Such enhancement in mechanical properties resulted from the compatibilizing effect of MA-grafted-PP, and from the hybrid reinforcing effect of LCP fibrils and K₂Ti₆O₁₃ whiskers. Torque measurements revealed that LCP addition is beneficial in reducing the melt viscosity of MPP/K₂Ti₆O₁₃/LCP hybrids. The results of SEM observations generally correlate well with the mechanical measurements. The effects of MA compatibilization on the microstructure and mechanical properties of hybrids are discussed.     

Injection-moulded blends of a thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer with polyethylene terephthalate,polypropylene, and polyphenylene sulfide

The properties of various blends of a polyester-type thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) with polyethylene terephtalate, polypropylene, and polyphenylene sulfide were investigated. The polymers were blended in a twin screw extruder after which samples were injection moulded. The mechanical properties, morphology, and thermal properties of the blends are discussed.     

Studies on the engineering properties of LCP‐Vectra B 950/PP blends with the variations of EAA content

Polypropylene (PP) was melt blended with Vectra B‐950 [a thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer (LCP)], in a single screw extruder in presence of different doses of ethylene acrylic acid (EAA) copolymer, as modifier. The effect of incorporation in different proportions of EAA at a fixed dose of 5% LCP, on mechanical, thermal, morphological, and rheological properties of such blends was studied and the same were compared with that of pure PP and amongst themselves. Mechanical analysis (tensile properties) of the prepared blends exhibited improvements in ultimate tensile strength (UTS), modulus, toughness, hardness, and impact strength of PP matrix with the incorporation of EAA. The improvement in mechanical properties is associated with the formation of LCP fibrils as evidenced by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). A strong interaction through H‐bonding between the segments of Vectra B‐950 and EAA was established by FTIR study. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) studies indicated substantial increase in melting point of the blends, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) showed that the thermal stability of PP was improved with the addition of LCP and EAA. Rheological properties showed that LCP and EAA drop down the melt viscosity of PP and thus facilitate processibility of blends. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011     

Rheological and physical properties of in situ composite based on liquid crystalline polymer and poly(ethylene 2,6‐naphthalate) blends

The in situ composites based on poly(ethylene 2,6‐naphthalate) (PEN) and liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) were investigated in terms of thermal, rheological, and mechanical properties, and morphology. Inclusion of LCP enhanced the crystallization rate and tensile modulus of the PEN matrix, although it decreased the tensile strength in the PEN‐rich phase. The orientation effect of this blend system was composition and spin draw ratio dependent, which was examined by Instron tensile test. Further, the addition of dibutyltindilaurate (DBTDL) as a reaction catalyst was found to increase the viscosity of the blends, enhance its adhesion between the dispersed LCP phases and matrix, and led to an increase of mechanical properties of two immiscible blends. Hence DBTDL is helpful in producing a reactive compatibilizer by reactive extrusion at the interface of this LCP reinforced polyester blend system. The optimum catalyst amount turned out to be about 500 ppm, when the reaction proceeded in the 75/25 PEN/LCP blend system. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 74: 2448–2456, 1999     

Blends of thermotropic polyester with poly(phenylene oxide)

A thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) based on wholly aromatic copolyesters based on hydroxynaphthoic and hydroxybenzoic acid was melt-blended with a thermoplastic poly(phenylene oxide) by corotating twin screw extruder. Rheological properties, temperature transitions, dynamic and mechanical properties, and electron microscopy study have been performed. Rheological study indicated significant viscosity reductions with increasing LCP content leading to ease of processing. From the differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) and dynamic mechanical thermal analyzer results, these blends showed incompatibility for the whole range of concentrations. Mechanical properties were found to be slightly improved at low LCP and dramatically improved at above 50% LCP contents. In addition, impact strength was significantly increased up to two times after adding 10% LCP into the matrix. The morphology of blends was affected by composition. Droplets and stubby fibrils structures caused lower tensile strength, whereas fibrillar structure improved this property.