Mechanical,flammability, and thermal properties of polyvinyl chloride‐wood composites with carbide slag

Carbide slag, an industrial waste produced by calcium carbide hydrolysis to prepare C₂H₂ gas, was successfully used as inorganic filler in the production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC)‐wood composites. carbide slag had an average diameter of 8.1 μm which thermally decomposed at about 450°C, and its main component was Ca(OH)₂. Incorporating carbide slag into PVC‐wood composites substantially decreased the flexural, tensile, and impact strength of the composites as a result of the poor interfacial adhesion between carbide slag and PVC matrix, which could be evidently observed from the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) study. To give carbide slag better use, silane coupling agent KH570 were chose to modify carbide slag. The results indicated that adding carbide slag modified by KH570 (MCS) into PVC‐wood composites could significantly improve its notched impact strength and flexural modulus. The thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) data showed that with the addition of MCS, composite had better thermal stability. It also turned out that with the addition of MCS, its smoke suppression property and flammability were enhanced effectively. To ensure sufficient properties of PVC‐wood composites, the optimal adding content of MCS was 20 phr and it leaded to remarkable performance (its flexural modulus was 3.4 GPa, notched impact strength was 3.87 KJ/m², limiting oxygen index value was 41.5% and smoke density ranting was 55.1%), all of which endowed PVC‐wood composites better utilization. All the results indicated that the preparation of PVC‐wood composites with carbide slag could resolve environmental pollution, reuse carbide slag in different fields, and provide a new method for resource utilization of carbide slag. POLYM. COMPOS., 38:2898–2906, 2017. © 2015 Society of Plastics Engineers     

Silica and diatomite fillers modified fluorine rubber composites treated by silane‐coupling agents

The fluorine rubber nanocomposites were prepared by using the silane‐coupling agents treated silica and diatomite, in which 3‐amino propyltriethoxysilane (KH550), 3‐mercapto‐propyl trimethoxysilane (KH590), and bis‐(γ‐triethoxysilylpropyl)‐tetrasulfide (Si69) of the coupling agent were used as the filler modifiers to increase the compatibility between filler and fluorine rubber. The structure and morphology of the composites were investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The T_g and thermal stability of the composites were investigated by dynamic mechanical analysis and thermogravimetric analysis. The results showed that the best coupling agent was KH550 and 2 phr (parts per hundred rubber). The KH550‐modified compound filler was crosslinked with fluorine rubber, and the compatibility between filler and fluorine rubber was improved and further confirmed to improve the thermal properties of fluorine rubber with the KH550‐modified filler. J. VINYL ADDIT. TECHNOL., 26:55–61, 2020. © 2019 Society of Plastics Engineers     

Oxidation‐grafting surface modification of waste silicone rubber composite insulator powder: Characterizations and properties of EPDM/modified waste powder composites

In order to broaden the applications of waste silicone rubber composite insulator powder (WSP), modified waste powder (WSP‐KH570) was prepared by a two‐step treatment process involving improved surface oxidation approach by using acidic H₂O₂ solution and subsequently grafting of KH570. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in the attenuated total reflection mode (FTIR‐ATR) analysis revealed the presence of KH570 on the powder surface. The result was confirmed by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Blends of ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) with WSP‐KH570 were prepared. The effects of WSP‐KH570 on mechanical properties and thermal properties of the blends were investigated. The WSP‐KH570 showed an observed improvement in tensile strength and elongation at break of EPDM/WSP‐KH570 blends compared with corresponding compositions of EPDM/WSP blends. The TGA cure showed that EPDM filled with WSP‐KH570 had higher thermal stability at 210–380 °C than EPDM/WSP. Dynamic mechanical analysis indicated EPDM and WSP‐KH570 were better miscible with the blend ratio (90/10). © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2017 , 134, 45438.     

硅烷偶联剂对高密度聚乙烯/硅藻土的改性研究

采用煅烧、酸化的方法先对硅藻土预处理,然后用硅烷偶联剂（KH550、KH590、Si69）对硅藻土进行改性,利用熔融共混法制备了硅藻土增强高密度聚乙烯 (PE-HD) 复合材料。研究了硅藻土含量和改性剂含量及种类对复合材料力学性能和耐热性的影响。利用傅里叶变换红外光谱仪 (FTIR) 和扫描电子显微镜 (SEM)研究了KH590-硅藻土增强PE-HD复合材料的相容性及形貌结构。结果表明,KH590改性的硅藻土在 PE-HD 中分散均匀,两者间界面相容性较好,断面形态更加均匀;采用1份（质量份,下同）KH590改性2份硅藻土的改性效果最佳,拉伸强度提高了23.8 MPa,冲击强度提高了122.1 kJ/m2,并且热分解提高了10 ℃。     

Mechanical properties,thermal stability,and thermal degradation kinetics of silicone rubber/ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer/magnesium sulfate whisker composites compatibilized by ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer

Silicone rubber/ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer/magnesium sulfate whisker composites containing ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer (MS/SR/EVM/EAA) as a compatibilizer were successfully prepared. Moreover, the magnesium sulfate whisker surface was modified with 3 wt% of silane coupling agent (KH570), resulting in composites including (unmodified magnesium sulfate whisker) uMS/SR/EVM, (modified magnesium sulfate whisker) mMS/SR/EVM, and mMS/SR/EVM/EAA were compared. The values of thermal decomposition activation energy (E_a) calculated by the two different methods (Kissinger and Friedman methods) show that the composites filled with 5 and 20 phr whiskers have lower values of activation energy (E_a) than the SR/EVM blend. The tensile strength of composites with a 5 phr modified whisker is 14.5 MPa, which is higher than that of the SR/EVM blend and uMS5/SR/EVM composite. The tear strength of the composite with 20 phr mMS is 51.6 kN m⁻¹, much higher than that of the composite with 20 phr uMS and SR/EVM blend. The mechanical properties were also investigated after thermal aging of the composites at 85°C for 48 h. The thermal conductivity of the composites with high filler loading was studied.     

造纸黑液干粉用量对PVC/CPE热塑性弹性体性能的影响

以造纸黑液经硫酸中和处理脱水后的黑液干粉为填料,采用熔融共混法制备了聚氯乙烯(PVC)/氯化聚乙烯(CPE)/黑液干粉热塑性弹性体复合材料。利用FTIR和TGA测试了黑液干粉的结构和热性能;利用微控电子万能试验机、TGA研究了黑液干粉含量对弹性体复合材料的力学性能、热降解性能和老化性能的影响。结果表明:黑液干粉中木质素等有机物含量为33%;添加黑液干粉能改善PVC/CPE弹性体复合材料的力学性能,当黑液干粉含量为30phr时,拉伸强度保持不变,断裂伸长率提高了8%,撕裂强度提高了5%;采用硬脂酸处理的黑液干粉,其用量为30phr时,复合材料综合性能较佳,其拉伸强度提高了7%,断裂伸长率提高了12%,撕裂强度提高了18%;黑液干粉含量30phr时,PVC/CPE弹性体复合材料热降解温度提高了5℃;添加黑液干粉的复合材料,在热氧老化后拉伸强度和邵尔A型硬度增加,断裂伸长率稍有下降。     

Structure and mechanical properties of nanodispersed fibrous silicate‐reinforced ethylene–propylene–diene monomer nanocomposites

In this study, ethylene–propylene–diene monomer (EPDM)/fibrillar silicate (FS) nanocomposites were successfully prepared by mechanically blending EPDM with FS, which was modified by silane coupling agent KH570 containing methacryloxy group. The effects of silane content and modified FS on the dispersion of FS and mechanical properties of the composites were investigated. The impact of water in FS on mechanical properties of the composites was also evaluated. The results showed that modified FS could be dissociated into nanofibers dispersing evenly in the EPDM matrix by increasing substantially the loading of silane through the mechanical blending. The optimum loading level of silane coupling agent was up to 24 phr/100 phr FS. Silane KH570 could improve the dispersion of FS and strengthen nanofibers–rubber interfacial adhesion even at the loading of as high as 50 phr FS, making FS to exhibit excellent reinforcement to EPDM. Too much FS could not be completely dissociated into nanofibers, slowing down further improvement. The EPDM/FS composites exhibited the similar stress–strain behavior and obvious mechanical anisotropy with short microfiber‐reinforced rubber composites. With the increase in silane coupling agent and modified FS, the number of nanofibers increased because of the exfoliation of FS microparticles; thus, the mechanical behaviors would become more obvious. It was suggested that the free water in FS should be removed before mechanically blending EPDM with FS because it obviously affected the tensile properties of the composites. Regardless of whether FS was dried or modified, the EPDM/FS composites changed little in tensile strength after soaked in hot water. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011     

马来酸酐接枝天然橡胶在废报纸粉填充聚氯乙烯材料中的应用

研究了马来酸酐接枝天然橡胶（MNR）作为改性剂，对废报纸粉（PF）填充聚氯乙烯（PVC）复合材料的力学性能和热学性能的影响。研究结果表明，MNR可以较好地改善PF与PVC基体的相容性，显著提高材料的冲击强度。当PF用量（质量份）为5份、MNR为4份时PF／PVC复合材料的综合性能最好，其拉伸强度为48．8MPa，缺口冲击强度达10．1kJ／m^2，后者比改性前提高了87％。热重分析表明：PF／MNR／PVC复合材料的耐热性比纯PVC树脂有所提高。而PF／PVC复合材料的维卡软化温度随着PF填充量的增加而提高，但随着MNR的增加而略有降低。冲击断面扫描电镜分析证实MNR改善了报纸粉与基体树脂的相容性。     

废渣粉煤灰纤维棉增强PVC复合材料

本文选用废渣制成的粉煤灰纤维棉(FAF)和聚氯乙烯(PVC)树脂作为原料,成功制备了FAF/PVC复合材料,研究了FAF的表面处理及其加入量对复合材料力学性能、热性能和硬度的影响,并用SEM对复合材料的界面进行了表征。实验结果表明,相对于纯PVC树脂而言,复合材料含经KH550处理的FAF40phr时,拉伸强度提高约12%;含经软化剂处理的FAF10phr时,冲击强度提高约110%;含经偶联剂和软化剂联合处理的FAF10phr时,冲击强度提高约70%,拉伸强度提高约11%,维卡软化温度随FAF添加量的增加呈上升趋势。研究结果证明,KH550和软化剂联合使用会对复合材料起到有效的增强增韧效果,因此能提高复合材料中FAF的填充量。制成的环保型FAF/PVC复合材料不仅性能全面高于纯PVC,而且材料成本显著降低,为综合利用废渣FAF开拓了新方向。     

PVC/MBS/埃洛石纳米管复合材料的制备及其性能

采用熔融共混法制备了聚氯乙烯(PVC)/甲基丙烯酸甲酯-丁二烯-苯乙烯共聚物(MBS)/埃洛石纳米管(HNTs)三元复合材料,研究了HNTs对PVC/MBS共混体系力学性能、热性能和微观结构的影响。结果表明:HNTs与MBS可协同增韧PVC,使复合材料的强度和刚性得到改善,当HNTs的填充量为3 phr时,PVC/MBS(100/3)共混体系的冲击强度、拉伸强度、弯曲强度和弯曲模量分别提高了57.7%、12.1%、7.6%和45.9%;其冲击断面呈现韧性断裂特征;TEM观察结果发现,HNTs在PVC/MBS共混体系中具有良好的分散状态;热失重分析显示,HNTs对PVC/MBS共混体系热稳定性的提高能起到一定作用。     

PVC/粉煤灰复合板的性能研究

分别针对粉煤灰表面改性剂的种类、改性剂的用量以及粉煤灰的含量,对聚氯乙烯(PVC)/粉煤灰复合板性能的影响开展了研究.结果表明:在KH550、KH560、KH570、钛酸四丁酯和硬脂酸钙几种表面改性中,只有KH550同时使PVC/粉煤灰复合板的拉伸强度、断裂伸长率和冲击强度增大.而KH550质量分数为1.5%时,复合板的综合力学性能最好,拉伸强度、断裂伸长率和冲击强度分别增加了32.5%、28.3%和55.8%.此外,粉煤灰质量分数为10%时,复合板的综合力学性能最好,拉伸强度、断裂伸长率和冲击强度分别增加了2.2%、33.3%和69.3%.     

Effects of poly(butylene succinate) and ultrafine wollastonite on the physical properties of plasticized poly(vinyl chloride)

In this study, diisononyl phthalate (DINP), a conventional plasticizer of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), was partially replaced by a polymeric plasticizer, poly(butylene succinate) (PBS), in order to reduce the leaching out of low‐molecular‐weight plasticizer from the plasticized PVC. Samples were prepared by melt mixing on a two‐roll mill followed by compression molding into a 3‐mm thick sheet. The DINP/PBS‐plasticized PVC provides a dose‐dependent increase in the tensile properties (tensile strength, Young's modulus, and elongation at break), tear strength, and thermal stability, as compared with the DINP‐plasticized PVC. According to the overall properties, PVC plasticized with 10/30 phr (parts by weight per hundred parts of resin) DINP/PBS was selected for preparing composites with varied loadings of an ultrafine wollastonite (particle size of 1,200 mesh). Their tensile properties, tear strength, thermal stability, and morphology were evaluated and compared with the 40 phr of DINP‐plasticized PVC composites. The results showed an increase in the Young's modulus and thermal stability but a decrease in the tensile strength, elongation at break, and tear strength of either 40 phr of DINP‐ or 10/30 phr of DINP/PBS‐plasticized PVC composites. Therefore, the products may be useful where the dimensional and thermal stability of the plasticized PVC are needed. J. VINYL ADDIT. TECHNOL. 21:220–227, 2015. © 2014 Society of Plastics Engineers     

多层塑料复合板废料改性聚丙烯的研究

将用偶联剂和增容剂改性的多层塑料复合板固体废料粉末（GFRP）加入到聚丙烯（PP）基体中,制备复合材料。采用差示扫描量热仪（DSC）、扫描电子显微镜（SEM）研究了复合材料的微观结构和热性能,并测试了材料的力学性能。研究结果表明,当1 %硅烷偶联剂KH570处理的GFRP的含量为20份（质量份,下同）,增容剂马来酸酐接枝聚丙烯（PP-g-MAH）含量为2份时,复合材料的冲击强度显著提高,弯曲强度与弯曲模量也有一定程度的提高,拉伸强度下降不大。SEM观察结果表明,PP/改性GFRP/PP-g-MAH复合材料在断裂过程中发生塑性变形。DSC分析表明,GFRP的加入没有改变PP的晶型。     

Effects of acrylic‐based processing aids on processibility,rheology, thermal and structural stability,and mechanical properties of PVC/wood–sawdust composites

Methyl methacrylate and ethylacrylate (MMA‐co‐EA) and methyl methacrylate and butylacrylate (MMA‐co‐BA) copolymeric processing aids were introduced into poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC)/33.3 wt % wood–sawdust composites containing 0.6 and 2.4 phr of calcium stearate lubricant. The properties of the composites were monitored in terms of processibility, rheology, thermal and structural stability, and mechanical properties. It was found that the mixing torque, wall shear stress, and extrudate swell ratio increased with increasing processing aid content because of increased PVC entanglement. MMA‐co‐BA (PA20) was found to be more effective than MMA‐co‐EA (K120 and K130), this being associated with the flexibility of the processing aids, and the dipole–dipole interactions between sawdust particles and polymeric processing aids. The sharkskin characteristic of the composite extrudate at high extrusion rate was moderated by the presence of processing aids. Adding the acrylic‐based processing aids and lubricant into PVC/sawdust composites improved the thermal and structural stability of the composites, which were evidenced by an increase in glass transition and decomposition temperatures and a decrease in polyene sequences, respectively. The changes in the mechanical properties of the composites involved a composite homogeneity, which was varied by degree of entanglement and the presence of wood sawdust, and un‐reacted processing aids left in the composites. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 92: 782–790, 2004     

Fusion,electrical conductivity,thermal, and mechanical properties of rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC)/carbon black (CB) composites

Rigid and conductive poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC)/carbon black (CB) composites were prepared in a Haake torque rheometer. The results illustrate that the fusion torque of the PVC/CB composite is increased as the amount of CB is increased. Both the fusion percolation threshold and the fusion time of PVC/CB composites are decreased when the amount of CB is increased. Two major weight loss stages are observed in the TGA curve of PVC/CB composite. The first thermal degradation onset temperature (T_onset1) of PVC/CB composite is decreased as the amount of CB is increased. Both the first and second weight loss stages (ΔY₁ and ΔY₂) of PVC/CB composites are decreased as the amount of CB is increased. The surface resistivity of PVC/CB composite remains almost constant up to 6 parts per hundred unit weight of resin (phr) CB. When the amount of CB in PVC/CB composite is increased from 6 to 15 phr, the surface resistivity of PVC/CB composite is dramatically decreased from 10¹⁰ Ω/sq to 10⁴ Ω/sq. Because of the addition of CB, the rigidity of PVC/CB composite is increased and thus the mechanical properties, such as yield strength, tensile strength, and the Young's modulus, are improved. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2006     

Thermal properties and processability of talc‐ and calcium carbonate‐filled poly(vinyl chloride) hybrid composites

The main objective of this investigation was to study and compare the thermal rigidity, thermal stability, and processability of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) composites filled with single fillers of talc and uncoated ground CaCO₃ (SM 90) or a hybrid filler consisting of talc/SM 90. To produce the composites, the PVC resin, fillers, and other additives were dry‐blended in a laboratory mixer before being milled into sheets by using a two‐roll mill. Test specimens were prepared by compression molding, after which the thermal properties and processability of the composites were determined. Single and hybrid filler loadings used were fixed at 30 phr (parts per hundred parts of resin). Talc‐filled PVC composite showed slightly better thermal stability and rigidity than the composite filled with SM 90, and its thermal stability and rigidity slightly decreased with SM 90 content increasing from 5 to 25 phr in order to replace talc filler in the hybrid composites. The fusion time of talc‐filled PVC composite was shorter than that of SM 90‐filled PVC composite; thus, the fusion time of hybrid composites increased with increasing SM 90. The fusion torque showed an opposite behavior. J. VINYL ADDIT. TECHNOL., 2012. © 2012 Society of Plastics Engineers     

纳米二氧化硅颗粒表面设计及其填充聚氯乙烯复合材料的性能

利用表面原位接枝聚合在纳米二氧化硅颗粒表面引入聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(PMMA)高分子链段,用共混法制备了nano-SiO2/PVC复合材料,研究了不同界面特性时SiO2/PVC复合材料的力学性能.研究结果表明通过表面原位接枝聚合反应可以在纳米二氧化硅颗粒表面接枝聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯;表面接枝PMMA的nano-SiO2/PVC复合材料在力学和加工性能等方面都优于偶联剂处理和表面未处理样品.在纳米二氧化硅颗粒填充量为0%～8%(wt)时,复合材料的拉伸强度和冲击强度随着填充量的提高先上升后下降,并在4%～6%(wt)达到最大值.经PMMA表面接枝后SiO2/PVC具有更强的界面作用,偶联剂KH570处理的次之,表面未处理样品的最差.     

玄武岩纤维增强高密度聚乙烯的力学性能

玄武岩纤维(BF)未经改性处理和经硅烷偶联剂(KH–550和KH–570)进行处理后,添加到高密度聚乙烯(PE–HD)基体树脂中,增强PE–HD的力学性能,用傅立叶变换红外光谱和扫描电子显微镜对硅烷偶联剂处理的BF进行表征,同时,用SEM观察BF增强PE–HD复合材料的拉伸断面。结果表明,随着未经改性处理BF添加量增加,PE–HD复合材料的拉伸强度、弯曲强度逐渐提高,当添加量达到30%时,拉伸强度达到45.5 MPa,提升79.1%;弯曲强度达到41.3 MPa,提升118.9%。经KH–550和KH–570处理的BF添加量达到20%时,PE–HD复合材料的拉伸强度均达到45 MPa以上,其后随着BF添加量继续增加,拉伸强度变化不大,而弯曲强度随BF添加量的增加逐渐增大。当BF添加量达到30%时,BF改性与否对PE–HD复合材料的力学性能的影响不大。当改性BF添加量为5%~15%时,KH–550改性的PE–HD复合材料的力学性能较KH–570改性的高;当改性BF添加量为20%,25%时,KH–570改性的PE–HD复合材料的力学性能较KH–550改性的高。     

Mechanical properties of talc‐ and (calcium carbonate)‐filled poly(vinyl chloride) hybrid composites

The main objective of this study was to investigate and compare the mechanical properties of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) composites filled with calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), talc, and talc/CaCO₃. Talc and CaCO₃ with different grades were incorporated into the PVC matrix. To produce the composites, the PVC resin, fillers, and other additives were first dry‐blended by using a laboratory mixer before being milled into sheets in a two‐roll mill. Test specimens were prepared by compression molding, after which the mechanical properties of the composites were determined. Single and hybrid filler loadings used were fixed at 30 phr (parts per hundred parts of resin). Talc‐filled composite showed the highest flexural modulus and the lowest impact strength, whereas uncoated, ground, 1‐μm CaCO₃ (SM 90) showed optimum properties in terms of impact strength and flexural modulus among all grades of CaCO₃. It was selected to combine with talc at different ratios in the hybrid composites. The impact strength of the hybrid composites gradually increased with increasing SM 90 content, but the flexural and tensile properties showed an opposite behavior. Hybrid (10 phr talc):(20 phr SM 90)‐filled PVC composite reached a synergistic hybridization with balanced properties in impact strength, as well as flexural and tensile properties. J. VINYL ADDIT. TECHNOL., 2012. © 2012 Society of Plastics Engineers     

改性TiO2在PVC基体中的分散行为研究

通过熔融共混法制备了聚氯乙烯/二氧化钛(PVC/TiO2)复合材料,通过扫描电镜观察TiO2粒子在PVC中的分散状态,并测定了材料的力学性能。结果表明,在粒径一定的条件下,TiO2粒子在PVC中的分散状态及复合材料的力学性能与表面改性方法密切相关;经过钛酸四丁酯偶联剂[Ti(OBu)4]、γ-氨丙基三乙氧基硅烷偶联剂（KH-550）、聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯（PMMA）改性的TiO2粒子能有效提高粒子在塑料中的分散性及冲击强度,当PMMA改性的TiO2粒子添加量为2.5份时,冲击强度提高超过100 %;而经十二烷基磺酸钠（SLS）改性的粒子团聚严重,复合材料力学性能明显下降。