Deformation mechanisms and mechanical properties of modified polypropylene/wood fiber composites

Mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms of polypropylene (PP)/wood fiber (WFb) composites modified with maleated polypropylene as compatibilizer and styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) as impact modifier have been studied. The addition of maleated polypropylene to the unmodified polypropylene/wood fiber composite enhances the tensile modulus and yield stress as well as the Charpy impact strength. SBR does not cause a drop in the tensile modulus and yield strength because of the interplay between decreasing stiffness and strength by rubber modification and increasing stiffness and strength by good interfacial adhesion between the matrix and fibers. The addition of both maleated polypropylene and rubber to the polypropylene/wood fiber composite does not result in an improvement of effects based on maleated polypropylene and rubber, which includes possible synergism. The deformation mechanisms in unmodified polypropylene/wood fiber composite are matrix brittle fracture, fiber debonding and pullout. A polymeric layer around the fibers created from maleated polypropylene may undergo debonding, initiating local plasticity. Rubber particle cavitation, fiber pullout and debonding were the basic failure mechanisms of rubber-toughened polypropylene/wood fiber composite. When maleated polypropylene was added to this composite, fiber breakage and matrix plastic deformation took place. Polym. Compos. 25:521–526, 2004. © 2004 Society of Plastics Engineers.     

Influence of Water on Properties of Cellulosic Fibre Reinforced Polypropylene Composites

Abstract

Flax fibers with different moisture content were used as reinforcement in polypropylene matrix with maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene coupling agent. Mechanical properties-three point bending and Izod impact strength-were investigated as a function of moisture content of the fiber, and amount of applied coupling agent.

By decreasing the moisture content of the fiber all the investigated properties can be improved. Using PPgMA as coupling agent the three point bending characteristics (flexural strength, flexural modulus, and ultimate bending stress) were better, while the impact strength decreased.     

新型核-壳改性剂N-AIM对PMMA性能的影响

通过乳液聚合方法制备了不同橡胶粒径和橡胶相组成比的新型核-壳丙烯酸酯类抗冲改性剂（N-AIM）,将其与聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯（PMMA）进行熔融共混,得到了PMMA/N-AIM共混物。对PMMA/N-AIM共混物的形态结构、冲击性能和光学性能分别进行了考察。通过透射电镜（TEM）分析表明,橡胶粒径为100 nm时改性剂在基体中发生聚集,大于100 nm时均可均匀分散在基体中;冲击测试结果表明,随着N-AIM橡胶粒径的增加,共混物的冲击强度先增大后减小;光学测试表明橡胶组成比影响共混物的光学性能。     

Injection‐molded short hemp fiber/glass fiber‐reinforced polypropylene hybrid composites—Mechanical,water absorption and thermal properties

Natural fiber‐based thermoplastic composites are generally lower in strength performance compared to thermoset composites. However, they have the advantage of design flexibility and recycling possibilities. Hybridization with small amounts of synthetic fibers makes these natural fiber composites more suitable for technical applications such as automotive interior parts. Hemp fiber is one of the important lignocellulosic bast fiber and has been used as reinforcement for industrial applications. This study focused on the performance of injection‐molded short hemp fiber and hemp/glass fiber hybrid polypropylene composites. Results showed that hybridization with glass fiber enhanced the performance properties. A value of 101 MPa for flexural strength and 5.5 GPa for the flexural modulus is achieved from a hybrid composite containing 25 wt % of hemp and 15 wt % of glass. Notched Izod impact strength of the hybrid composites exhibited great enhancement (34%). Analysis of fiber length distribution in the composite and fracture surface was performed to study the fiber breakage and fracture mechanism. Thermal properties and resistance to water absorption properties of the hemp fiber composites were improved by hybridization with glass fibers. Overall studies indicated that the short hemp/glass fiber hybrid polypropylene composites are promising candidates for structural applications where high stiffness and thermal resistance is required. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 103: 2432–2441, 2007     

改性剂对聚丙烯流变性能和发泡行为的影响

在改性聚丙烯PPFP1920中加入丙烯酸类树脂改性剂(记作G200)进行共混改性,制备了PPFP1920/G200复合材料,研究了G200含量对聚丙烯流变性能、发泡行为的影响.结果表明:随着G200含量的增加,复合材料的熔体流动速率大幅降低,复数黏度和低频储能模量提高,低频损耗因子降低,熔体弹性变好,复合材料可发泡性提...     

Low temperature impact properties of long fiber thermoplastic composite molding materials

Four long fiber thermoplastic resin matrices, nylon 6, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, and styrene maleic anhydride, containing differing amounts of long fiber glass reinforcement, were tested for notched Izod impact strength over the temperature range of 22 to −32°C. The notched impact properties of the long fiber thermoplastic composite molding materials are substantially greater than literature values for short fiber analogues. The fiber dominant performance of the long fiber materials is evidenced by increasing impact values with corresponding increases in weight percent fiber content. No apparent ductile/brittle transition in the fracture mode was observed for the long fiber materials that were tested.     

废胶粉/聚丙烯接枝物共混材料的制备与性能

采用熔融接枝法分别制备了高强度和高熔体流动速率的聚丙烯接枝马来酸酐共聚物,以改善聚丙烯与胶粉间的界面相容性,提高废胶粉/聚丙烯接枝物共混材料的力学性能和流动性.力学性能测试结果表明,随着废胶粉用量的增加,废胶粉/聚丙烯接枝物共混材料的拉伸性能下降,扯断伸长率和缺口冲击强度均增大,熔体流动速率减小,流动性变差.由热重分析...     

平推流管式连续反应器合成高抗冲ABS树脂的研究

采用平推流管式反应器合成高抗冲丙烯腈苯乙烯丁二烯三元共聚物(ABS)树脂,对所使用的橡胶进行剖析和检测,测定微观结构和溶液黏度;通过考察不同复合胶种类、复合胶配比对ABS树脂冲击性能的影响,优化复合胶增韧体系,确定合适的复合胶增韧剂和最佳的复合胶配比;通过仪器化冲击实验验证了当橡胶投料比为9.0%时,采用55AE∶35AE=2∶1的复合胶合成的样品悬臂梁缺口冲击强度达到351.3 J/m,相比于市售同类产品具有冲击强度高、橡胶增韧效果好的特点。     

汽车保险杠专用聚丙烯树脂的开发

在Innovene工艺聚丙烯(PP)装置上成功开发了汽车保险杠专用PP树脂K9015,产品主要性能指标达到要求:熔体流动速率为17.9 g/10 min,弯曲模量为660 MPa,拉伸屈服强度为17.7 MPa,悬臂梁缺口冲击强度(-20℃)为660 MPa,热变形温度(0.45 MPa)为92℃。     

Rheology of polycarbonate/poly(butylene terephthalate) blends containing a core-shell modifier and high-molecular-weight acrylic polymers: Extrusion blow-moldable resins

Several different polymer modifications are currently used to produce commercial plastic materials, especially engineering resins, that have significantly improved melt strength. However, these modifications rarely produce materials that can be formed into very large parts. This study shows that the melt strength of engineering resins can be enhanced by rubber particles having grafted shells that are compatible with the resin. The melt strength of the engineering resin can be further improved by the incorporation of compatible highmolecular-weight polymers. The melt strength improvements thus obtained facilitate the formation of very large parts requiring 8–10 ft long parisons. The effects of shear rate on complex viscosity indicate that the extent of interaction between the polycarbonate matrix and the core-shell impact modifier decreases with increasing shear rate. Therefore, the impact strength of the part molded from a matrix modified with a core-shell rubber may depend on the process history. Dynamic mechanical measurements may provide a means to evaluate the interaction between the matrix and a core-shell modifier in an actual blend. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Study on morphological,rheological, and mechanical properties of PP/SEBS‐MA/SGF hybrid composites

Hybrid composite samples composed of polypropylene as matrix, 20% short glass fibers (SGF) as reinforcement and varying amount of maleic anhydride (MA) grafted SEBS as compatibilizer and impact modifier were prepared by melt mixing in a modular twin screw extruder. The SEM examination performed on cryogenically fractured surfaces of hybrid samples showed a three‐phase type morphology in which SGF and rubber phase finely distributed in the PP matrix. SEM results also revealed that in the hybrid samples containing SEBS‐MA, the surface of the SGF are coated with a thin layer of SEBS‐MA, indicating a strong adhesion between SGF and matrix materials. The results of rheological studies showed nearly equal viscosity for compatible and incompatible hybrid samples. Tensile yield strength enhanced with increasing rubber content up to 10% above which it decreased and highest impact strength enhancement was obtained for sample containing 20% rubber. The impact strength of composites was found to be increased with increasing the SGF content. In final, it was shown that a good balance between stiffness and toughness could be achieved by adjusting the SGF and rubber content in this ternary system. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 104: 2704–2710, 2007     

硅烷接枝聚丙烯对GMTPP的增容作用及增容机理

为了获得高刚性和高韧性的玻璃纤维毡增强聚丙烯(GMT-PP),首先制备了硅烷接枝聚丙烯(PP-g-Si),研究了PP-g-Si对GMT-PP的增容作用及增容机理.结果表明质量分数低于20%的PP-g-Si,可以提高GMT-PP的拉伸和弯曲性能,而冲击强度几乎没有变化;PP-g-Si对GMT-PP的增容机理为PP-g-Si的甲硅烷基氧与结合在玻璃纤维上的氨基硅烷的氨基相互吸附形成了氢键.     

Nanocomposites formed from polypropylene/EVA blends

Rubber toughened polypropylene nanocomposites using two types of modified montmorillonite (organoclay) were explored with the objective of achieving an improved balance between stiffness and toughness. The effect of three blending sequences on microstructure and properties of the ternary nanocomposites was also investigated. A commercial grade of ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) containing 18 wt% of vinyl acetate was used as the impact modifier for polypropylene and an acrylic acid grafted polypropylene was used to compatibilize the systems studied. The toughened nanocomposites samples were prepared by melt compounding in a twin-screw extruder; the morphology and mechanical properties of the resulting materials were characterized by X-ray scattering, electron microscopy and tensile and impact testing. The results show that incorporation of EVA increases the toughness of the polypropylene but its stiffness decreased markedly due to the incorporation of the low modulus component. The addition of organoclay increased the modulus slightly for all the ternary nanocomposites with respect to the blend, but it remains lower than that of neat PP. Surprisingly, addition of organoclay to the blends promoted a drastic increase in the notched Izod impact strength and a considerable alteration of the shape of the dispersed EVA phase when the organoclay is located in this phase. Moreover, it was found that the blending sequence effects on the morphology and properties of the mixtures are dependent on the organoclay used.     

低分子量马来酸酐化聚丁二烯橡胶改性聚丙烯增韧尼龙6的性能

采用模量和强度更高的PP代替LDPE为核,在PP上接枝不同含量的PB-g-MAH(MLPB),在反应挤出过程中与PA6中形成了新型的核/壳(PP/PB-g-MAH)橡胶增韧体系。结果表明:硬核/软壳的增韧体系(PP/PA6)是一种十分有效的方式,能使共混物获得更好的缺口冲击强度、拉伸屈服强度和弹性模量之间的平衡。当PB-g-MAH含量为5%时,增韧体系缺口冲击强度可达480 J/m,而模量和屈服强度分别为2.13 GPa和54 MPa,相对纯尼龙6只有15%和13%的模量和屈服强度损失。     

ABS树脂中胶含量对PC/ABS合金性能及微观结构的影响

采用胶含量(质量分数,下同)为60％的丙烯腈-丁二烯-苯乙烯接枝共聚物(ABS)接枝粉料与苯乙烯-丙烯腈共聚物(SAN)以不同比例进行共混,制备了胶含量范围为10％～55％的ABS树脂.将胶含量不同的ABS树脂与聚碳酸酯(PC)以30/70、50/50、70/30的质量比利用熔融共混技术,制备了组成不同的PC/ABS共混物,考察了ABS树脂胶含量对不同组成的PC/ABS合金性能的影响.研究结果表明:随着ABS树脂中胶含量的增加,ABS树脂的冲击强度不断提高,屈服强度、模量及熔体流动速率逐渐降低.随着PC/ABS合金中ABS胶含量的增加,合金的冲击强度显著提高,ABS树脂中胶含量大于30％以后,合金的冲击强度变化不大,且3种组成的PC/ABS合金的冲击强度相差不大.合金的屈服强度、模量及熔体流动速率却随着ABS中胶含量的增加不断降低,其中组成为30/70的PC/ABS合金最低.利用扫描电镜观察了PC/ABS组成为70/30合金的微观结构,研究表明,ABS树脂形成连续相,PC为分散相,随ABS树脂胶含量的增加,合金的相形态变得更精细.     

Izod impact strength of a product molded of poly(vinyl chloride)/impact modifier containing voids (void MOD)

The Izod impact strength of a PVC (polyvinylchloride)/MOD (impact modifier) molded product was investigated by suitably reducing the amount of crosslinking agent in the rubber of MOD or by making rubber particles void when they were in the form of a latex. As a result, (1) when the amount of crosslinking agent in rubber was suitably reduced, the Izod impact strength of the PVC/MOD molded product was improved in both ordinary MOD and void MOD. However, with the extremely small amount of crosslinking agent, low Izod impact strength was exhibited. With the same amount of crosslinking agent, the void MOD showed higher Izod impact strength than the ordinary MOD. (2) SEM (scanning electron microscope) and TEM (transmission electron microscope) observations on the broken surface revealed that shear yield and crazing occurred in a whitened portion, and crazing was observed only near the surface of the broken section in a non‐whitened portion. It was also found that when the crosslinking degree of rubber was reduce, cavitations were liable to be formed in rubber under stress and expanded under rubber stress in the void MOD mor‐; than in the ordinary MOD. (3) As a result of a tensile test on the molded product, it was found that the void MOD caused lower yield stress than the ordinary MOD, thereby increasing in stress concentration. (4) P'rom these results, an estimation was earned out of the mechanism of improvement in the Izod impact strength of the MOD or void MOD using rubber with an appropriately lowered crosslinking degree.     

Effect of macromolecular coupling agent on the property of PP/GF composites

Silane‐grafted polypropylene manufactured by a reactive grafting process was used as the coupling agent in polypropylene/glass‐fiber composites to improve the interaction of the interfacial regions. Polypropylene reinforced with 30% by weight of short glass fibers was injection‐molded and the mechanical behaviors were investigated. The results indicate that the mechanical properties (tensile strength, tensile modulus, flexural strength, flexural modulus, and Izod impact strength) of the composite increased remarkably as compared with the noncoupled glass fiber/polypropylene. SEM of the fracture surfaces of the coupled composites shows a good adhesion at the fiber/matrix interface: The fibers are coated with matrix polymer, and a matrix transition region exists near the fibers. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 71: 1537–1542, 1999     

Mechanical properties of wood-fiber/toughened isotactic polypropylene composites

This study investigates the mechanical properties of wood-fiber/toughened PP composite modified by physical blending with an EPDM rubber to improve impact toughness. Wood-fiber thermoplastic composites were prepared with a modified PP matrix resin, employing high shear thermokinetic compounding aided with maleated PP for the fiber dispersion. The addition of EPDM improved the impact toughness, while it reduced stiffness and strength properties. To compensate the non-plane strain fracture toughness, the specimen strength ratio (R_sb) was adopted as a comparative measure of fracture toughness. The strength ratio increased with the addition of EPDM, while it decreased with increasing wood-fiber concentration. The work of fracture increased with EPDM level except at large wood-fiber concentration. The effectiveness of the impact modification was assessed with the balance between tensile modulus and unnotched impact energy as a function of wood-fiber concentration. EPDM rubber modification was moderately effective for wood-fiber PP composites. The examination of fracture surfaces showed twisted fibers, fiber breakage, and fiber pull-out from the matrix resin.     

Effect of fiber-matrix adhesion on the properties of short fiber reinforced ABS

The tensile strength, fracture energy, and impact strength of ABS reinforced with discontinuous crystalline fibers such as Fybex

1 Du Pont trademark.

can be controlled by manipulating fiber-matrix interfacial adhesion. In “good bonding” situations composite tensile strength, thermal expansion coefficient, and elastic moduli are significantly improved over the unfilled resin. The excellent impact strength of unreinforced ABS can be retained by lowering the fiber-matrix interfacial adhesion. This results in a corresponding reduction in the improvements in tensile and flexural strength. However, the elastic moduli and thermal expansion coefficients are relatively insensitive to changes in adhesion. Consequently, a material with high modulus (>500,000 psi), high Izod impact resistance (7.0 ft-lb/in.), and low expansion coefficient (3.0 × 10^?5 in./in./°F) can be obtained. A material with this unique combination of properties should find use in large parts such as camper tops, truck grilles, and snowmobile bodies. Fiber-matrix adhesion was measured directly by an x-ray analysis technique which could be employed because of the fiber's crystallinity and unique growth habit. This independent measurement allowed a correlation between bonding and composite properties. The interfacial bond strength was manipulated by a variety of fiber coatings and resin additions.     

Polypropylene-elastomer (TPO) nanocomposites: 2. Room temperature Izod impact strength and tensile properties

Room temperature Izod impact strength was determined for polypropylene (PP)/ethylene-co-octene elastomer (EOR) blends and nanocomposites, containing organoclays based on montmorillonite (MMT), at fixed elastomer content of 30 wt% and 0-7 wt% MMT. A ratio of maleated polypropylene, PP-g-MA to organoclay of unity was used as a compatibilizer in the nanocomposites. The organoclay serves to reduce the size of the EOR dispersed phase particles and facilitates toughening. The Izod impact strength is also influenced by the molecular weight of PP, elastomer octene content, elastomer MFI in addition to MMT content. Nanocomposites based on a low molecular weight polypropylene (L-PP) containing a higher octene content elastomer showed higher impact strength at lower MMT contents compared to those based on a low octene content elastomer. The effect of elastomer octene content on impact strength of high molecular weight polypropylene (H-PP) nanocomposites is not so significant. Elastomers having a melt flow index (MFI) in the range of 0.5-1.0 showed significant improvement in the impact strength of L-PP based nanocomposites. Most H-PP/EOR blends gave ‘super-tough’ materials without MMT and maintain this toughness in the presence of MMT. The critical elastomer particle size below which the toughness is observed is reduced by decreasing the octene content of the elastomer. For the similar elastomer particle sizes in nanocomposites, the impact strength varies as H-PP > M-PP > L-PP. The tensile modulus and yield strength improved with increasing MMT content; however, elongation at break was reduced. The extruder-made TPO showed a good-balance of properties in the presence of MMT compared to reactor-made TPO having similar modulus and elastomer content.