The effects of γ irradiation on toughening mechanisms in rubber-modified polymers

High-impact polystyrene (HIPS) and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) have been subject to γ irradiation in doses up to 20 and 12.5 Mrad, respectively. During tensile testing, both longitudinal extension and lateral contraction were simultaneously measured, allowing determination of volume strain, and from this to identify the relative contributions of crazing and shear yielding to the tensile deformation process. Both materials show a dose-related increase in the strain at which crazing commences, though the relative change with dose in HIPS is much greater than in ABS. However, the contribution of crazing to total deformation remains high in HIPS when compared with ABS. Shear yielding is an important deformation process in ABS and the results indicate that this is relatively unaffected by irradiation, whereas the ability to craze is severely limited. The reduced ability to craze observed in both materials is considered to be the result of crosslinking in the rubbery phase. The notched impact strength of ABS is particularly sensitive to irradiation and again reflects the reduced ability to craze observed in the tensile testing. ABS fracture surfaces examined by scanning electron microscopy display reduced ductility in the irradiated material. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Identification of deformation behavior in high‐thermal‐resistant poly(acrylonitrile‐butadiene‐styrene) (ABS)

Deformation mechanisms in postfractured high‐thermal‐resistant poly(acrylonitrile‐butadiene‐styrene) (ABS) were investigated using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and small‐angle X‐ray scattering (SAXS). Although crazes were clearly identified by TEM, they were not detectable by SAXS. This was possibly due to a short distance between sample and imaging plate in the SAXS set‐up and invisibility of craze fibril scattering from the postfractured samples. A rhomboid‐shaped SAXS pattern was obtained from ABS samples with high ductility but with no crazes shown in the TEM micrographs. It is believed that the rhomboid‐shaped SAXS pattern was generated from matrix shear yielding. The results show that a combination of TEM and SAXS enable us to distinguish crazing and shear yielding in the postfractured ABS. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 81: 1316–1321, 2001     

A novel hysteresis test for studying crazing and shear yielding in rubber-toughened polymers

Tensile, tensile impact, compact tension, and fatigue tests were carried out on ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene), HIPS (high impact polystyrene), and toughened PMMA (poly(methyl methacrylate)). Dumbbell specimens machined from test pieces were then subjected to sinusoidal tension-compression cycling at low stress amplitudes. The HIPS specimens produced asymmetrical hysteresis loops characteristic of multiple crazing, whereas PMMA gave more symmetrical, regularly shaped, loops. The behavior of the ABS polymers varied with loading history. It was concluded that the hysteresis test provides a useful additional technique for studying deformation mechanisms, especially under conditions that do not readily permit volumetric measurements.     

PVC/SAN/ABS共混物的增韧机理

采用以乳液聚合的方法合成丙烯腈-丁二烯-苯乙烯共聚物(ABS)接枝粉料,将其与PVC、苯乙烯/丙烯腈共聚物（SAN）树脂熔融共混制备PVC/SAN/ABS共混物。恒定共混物中ABS含量,改变体系中SAN与PVC的比例从70.5/17.5至18/70。TEM分析表明,当共混物中SAN含量较多时,可以观察到银纹的存在;当共混物中PVC含量较多,可以观察到剪切屈服的发生;SEM分析发现,当共混物中PVC含量较多时,断裂表面出现了大量的空洞并伴随着基体的塑性流动;SAXS分析表明,当共混物中SAN的含量较多时,散射强度的增加是银纹的贡献能力增大的结果。     

ABS/HIPS共混材料的改性研究

研究了(丙烯腈/丁二烯/苯乙烯)共聚物(ABS)与高抗冲聚苯乙烯(HIPS)质量比对ABS/HIPS共混材料力学性能和加工流动性的影响,并着重对质量比分别为80/20和70/30的两种ABS/HIPS共混材料进行了改性研究。结果表明,氯化聚乙烯(PE-C)、(苯乙烯/丁二烯/苯乙烯)嵌段共聚物(SBS)和K树脂对ABS/HIPS共混材料有不同程度的增容增韧改性作用。如采用9份PE-C与3份SBS并用改性的ABS/HIPS(70/30)共混材料的拉伸强度为27.04MPa,冲击强度为32.60kJ/m2,比改性前约提高2.7倍。转矩流变仪分析表明,PE-C、SBS和K树脂改性的ABS/HIPS共混材料加工流动性和稳定性良好。维卡软化温度测试表明,改性后ABS/HIPS共混材料的耐热性能略有降低,但影响不大。扫描电子显微镜照片清晰反映出改性后ABS与HIPS两相的相容性得到了改善。     

ABS/HIPS blends obtained from WEEE: Influence of processing conditions and composition

The recycling of acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene (ABS) and high‐impact polystyrene (HIPS) from postconsumer electronic equipment housing was investigated. A preliminary study of shot size and particle size effects on the mechanical properties of ABS/HIPS (50/50) blends obtained directly via injection molding was conducted. Injection‐molded specimens of ABS/HIPS blends, obtained at different compositions with or without previous extrusion, were subjected to mechanical, thermal, and morphological testing. Preliminary studies showed that a smaller particle size resulted in higher tensile and impact strength, regardless of the shot size used during injection molding. ABS/HIPS blends obtained using previous extrusion presented a slight increase in Young's modulus and a decrease in elongation at break and impact strength. The increase in glass‐transition temperature related to the Polybutadiene (PB) phases of these blends indicated a possible increase in crosslinking structures during extrusion. In addition, these blends showed a coarse and heterogeneous morphology, suggesting that ABS did not completely mix with HIPS. Compared to processing conditions, the blend composition appeared to have a much stronger effect on the mechanical properties. The results obtained suggest the possibility of obtaining ABS/HIPS blends directly via injection molding as long as small ground particles are used. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2016 , 133, 43831.     

ABS与PS-HI耐防锈油环境应力开裂性能

用防锈油作为溶剂,采用样条弯曲受力方法进行了丙烯腈丁二烯苯乙烯共聚物（ABS）和高抗冲聚苯乙烯（PS-HI）的环境应力开裂试验,研究了应力、溶剂及其综合作用对2种材料拉伸、弯曲性能的影响。结果表明,应力溶剂综合作用使PS-HI的拉伸强度和弯曲强度明显下降,而对ABS的拉伸强度和弯曲强度影响较小;此外,环境应力作用会显著降低ABS和PS-HI的断裂伸长率,并使之由韧性断裂变为脆性断裂。     

Recycling of acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene and high‐impact polystyrene from waste computer equipment

Acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene (ABS) and high‐impact polystyrene (HIPS) are two of the plastics most frequently used as outer casings for computer equipment such as monitors, keyboards, and other similar components. We assessed the effects of the recycling and blending of ABS and HIPS on mechanical properties. We found that the effects of recycling on ABS and HIPS were similar, in that changes in glass‐transition temperatures, tensile strengths, and tensile moduli were negligible, but strains to failure and impact strengths were reduced considerably. Blending proportions of ABS and HIPS caused no more deterioration in properties than occurred as a result of the recycling process, and the presence of small proportions of one material in the other actually restored significant amounts of ductility, as seen by increases in the strains to failure. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 86: 572–578, 2002     

Mechanical Properties of Ternary Blends of ABS + HIPS + PETG

The effect of a commercial styrene/butadiene/styrene-based compatibilizer (Styroflex) on the tensile and impact properties of ternary blends of poly(acrylonitrile-co-butadiene-co-styrene) (ABS), high impact poly(styrene) (HIPS) and poly(ethylene terephthalate-co-cyclohexanedimethanol terephthalate) (PETG) was investigated. The tensile yield strengths and the moduli of the blends were of similar magnitude as the parent polymers. However, notched Charpy impact properties showed significant deviations with high synergy in ABS/PETG blends and strong antagonism in HIPS/PETG blends. Addition of Styroflex improved the impact properties of all blends containing HIPS and ABS. Dynamic mechanical analysis studies confirm the phase separated nature of ABS/PETG binary blends.     

EVA-g-MAH增韧阻燃ABS的研究

在ABS中加入乙烯/醋酸乙烯共聚物接枝马来酸酐(EVA-g-MAH)进行增韧改性,探讨了以银纹化增韧的弹性体的增韧机理以及EVA-g-MAH与ABS分散均匀性等问题。结果表明,添加10份EVA-g-MAH增韧的阻燃ABS冲击强度增幅达35%,热塑性弹性体增韧阻燃ABS主要以银纹化增韧机理进行增韧,但随着EVA-g-MAH用量的增加,其机械强度损失也越来越大。     

ABS树脂拉伸性能及形变机理的研究

研究了丙烯腈丁二烯苯乙烯共聚物（ABS）树脂在不同温度和不同拉伸速率时的拉伸行为以及物理老化对其拉伸行为的影响。结果表明,屈服强度随测试温度的升高而下降,断裂伸长率并不随着测试温度的升高而提高,直到测试温度升高到接近ABS树脂塑料相的玻璃化转变温度时,断裂伸长率才显著提高;断裂伸长率随拉伸速率的增加而降低,在不同的拉伸速率下,ABS的形变区内均可观察到银纹现象;在较高的拉伸速率下,形成的银纹数量较多,但银纹较短,银纹的扩展得到了有效抑制;ABS树脂经物理老化后断裂伸长率明显降低,银纹数量增加并出现了空洞成串现象。     

Comparison of polystyrene,poly(styrene/acrylonitrile), high-impact polystryrene,and poly(acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene) with respect to tensile and impact properties

The tensile behaviors of polystyrene (PS), poly(styrene/acrylonitrile) (SAN), high-impact polystyrene (HIPS), and poly(acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene) (ABS) were examined systematically in the wide range of strain rate, 1.7 × 10^?4–13.1 m/s. When glassy and brittle PS was a criterion, the incorporation of a polar group (SAN) only strengthened the hardness, and the fracture mode was the same as for PS. The introduction of dispersed rubber particles (HIPS) weakened the hardness a little but offered a new deformation mechanism, i.e., microcrazing (whitening), and contributed to the improvement of impact strength. In the heterogeneous system, the enhancement of matrix strength [e.g., preorientation or blending with poly(phenylene oxide) for HIPS] makes possible another deformation mechanism, i.e., shear band formation (cold drawing), which is superior to microcrazing for achieving higher impact strength. ABS, which incorporates concurrently two factors (polar group to matrix phase and dispersed rubber particles), can be regarded as an enhancement of the matrix strength of HIPS. In spite of the remarkable magnitude of its impact strength compared with that of the other three polymers, the deformation mechanism of ABS was limited to microcrazing. This indicated that only the introduction of a polar group (as nitrile group) could not strengthen the matrix as much as preorientation or blending with poly(phenylene oxide).     

Rubber toughening of poly(methyl methacrylate). Part II: Effect of a twin population of particle size

Rubber toughened poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) is reinforced efficiently by particles of a size of the order of 200 to 250 nm in the case of acrylic particles of core-shell structure. In this study we have attempted to detect a possible synergy effect related to the presence of a twin population of particle sizes, as has already been observed, for example in high impact polystyrene. Two pairs of particle sizes were studied: (82,203) and (130,520) nm. The determination of the fracture mechanics parameters KIC and GIC under static and dynamic loading has enabled us to demonstrate a synergy effect in the case of the critical energy release rate GIC at a proportion of 50/50. Furthermore, this effect is verified in the case of the two pairs of particle sizes and in the case of the two speeds of loading. Nevertheless, this effect remains smaller than those observed in the case of materials which deform by crazing (HIPS, ABS). The rubber toughened PMMA deforms by shear bands and this mode of deformation seems to be less adapted to promote a synergy effect due to a twin distribution of particle sizes.     

ABS系抗静电树脂母粒的开发

介绍了一种适合于ABS，HIPS的抗静电母粒Genanti的开发与生产使用情况，母粒与树脂基体的比例分别为1：10和1；15时，ABS，HIPS树脂的表面电阻率降至10^9Ω。     

Analyse Expérimentale et Numérique du Comportement de Membranes Thermoplastiques en ABS et en HIPS dans le Procédé de Thermoformage

In this work, we are interested, on the one hand in the characterization of circular polymeric ABS and HIPS membrane under biaxial deformation using the bubble inflation technique, on the other hand in modelling and numerical simulation of the thermoforming of ABS and HIPS materials using the dynamic finite element method. Hyperelastic models (Mooney‐Rivlin, Ogden) are considered. First, the governing equations for the inflation of a flat circular membrane are solved using a variable‐step‐size‐finite difference method and a modified Levenberg‐Marquardt algorithm to minimize the difference between the calculated and measured inflation pressure. This will determine the material constants embedded within the models used. For numerical simulation, the lagrangian formulation together with the assumption of the membrane theory is used. Moreover, the influence of the hyperalastic model on the thickness and on the stress distribution in the thermoforming sheet are analysed for ABS and HIPS materials.     

Impact behavior and fracture morphology of acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene resins toughened by linear random styrene–isoprene–butadiene rubber

A novel toughening modifier, styrene–isoprene–butadiene rubber (SIBR), was used to improve the impact resistance and toughness of acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene (ABS) resin via bulk polymerization. For comparison, two kinds of ABS samples were prepared: ABS‐1 was toughened by a conventional modifier (a low‐cis polybutadiene rubber/styrene–butadiene block copolymer), and ABS‐2 was toughened by SIBR. The mechanical properties, microstructures of the as‐prepared materials, and fracture surface morphology of the specimens after impact were studied by instrumented notched Izod impact tests and tensile tests, transmission electron microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy, respectively. The mechanical test results show that ABS‐2 had a much higher impact strength and elongation at break than ABS‐1. The microscopic results suggested that fracture resistance of ABS‐1 only depended on voids, shear yielding, and few crazing, which resulted in less ductile fracture behavior. Compared with ABS‐1, ABS toughened by linear random SIBR (ABS‐2) displayed the synergistic toughening effect of crazing and shear yielding, which could absorb and dissipate massive energy, and presented high ductile fracture behavior. These results were also confirmed by instrumented impact tests. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011     

New developments in fire retardant non‐halogen aromatic phosphates

Akzo Nobel Chemicals has recently introduced on the market an aromatic oligomeric phosphate (BDP) based on Bisphenol A. This product shows higher thermal and hydrolytic stability than other aryl phosphates. It provides similar or better fire retardant performance than an oligomeric phosphate (RDP) based on resorcinol. Fire retardant formulations with BDP based on polycarbonate/ABS plastic (PC/ABS) blend, polyphenylene oxide/high impact polystyrene (PPO/HIPS) blend, and HIPS alone show similar or better physical properties than those obtained with RDP. Upon thermal decomposition of the fire retarded polymers containing BDP, phosphorus tends to accumulate in the solid residue, a result which indicates that the primary fire retardant action of BDP is likely to occur in the condensed phase.     

ABS树脂增韧机理

介绍了国内外对丙烯腈-丁二烯-苯乙烯共聚物(ABS)增韧机理的研究情况,分析了ABS结构特点,讨论了ABS增韧机理,分析了橡胶空洞化对应增韧作用的贡献,研究了银纹、多重银纹及剪切带对增韧的作用,总结了橡胶数量、凝胶、粒径等对增韧效果的影响.     

Effects of environment on the mechanical properties of plastics under high pressure

Polystyrene (PS), high-impact polystyrene (HIPS), and polyethylene (PE) have been investigated studying the pressure dependence of stress-elongation behavior in tension over the range from atmospheric pressure to four kilobars at room temperature. The effect of strain rate was also observed for PS specimens. Tensile deformation of PS and HIPS has shown that the pressure-transmitting fluid (silicon oil) acts as a stress crazing and cracking agent. Non-sealed specimens of PS showed a brittle-to-ductile transition at 2.95 kbar while specimens sealed from the environment showed the same transition at only 0.35 kbar. Scales HIPS and PE specimens exhibited ductile behavior at all pressures. The extent of plastic deformation for PE was affected when specimens where exposed to the silicon oil environment. Surprisingly, HIPS exposed to the oil exhibited two transitions as the applied hydrostatic pressure was raised: a ductile-to-brittle followed by a brittle-to-ductile transition. Analysis of the stress-elongation curves for sealed PS and HIPS specimens indicated that the pressure dependency of craze-initiation stress differs from that of shear band initiation stress. The brittle-to-ductile transition occurred when the initiation stresses of both processes became equal. The principal stress for craze initiation showed almost no pressure dependency, suggesting that crazes initiate when the principal stress level of the tensile specimen reaches a critical value irrespective of the applied hydrostatic pressure.     

Toughening of glassy polystyrene through ternary blending that combines low molecular weight polybutadiene diluents and ABS or HIPS‐type composite particles

The effectiveness of toughening brittle glassy polymers such as polystyrene (PS) through deformation‐induced plasticization by low molecular weight diluents of polybutadiene (PB) was amply demonstrated in earlier studies. In those applications, surface‐initiated crazes of unusual growth kinetics and stability could produce effective toughening in sheet samples of millimeter thicknesses, but would have been ineffective in more massive parts where crazes could not be initiated in the interiors to promote a plastic response of the entire volume. This shortcoming has now been rectified through the development of ternary blends incorporating into the previous PS/PB blends a critical small volume fraction of ABS‐ or HIPS‐type composite particles that serve to initiate crazes throughout the volume. Thus, we demonstrated in the present study that incorporation of 10% commerical ABS or 20% commercial HIPS into the most effective PS/PB‐3K blend results in tensile toughnesses equal to or exceeding those of commercial ABS or HIPS in full concentration. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 71: 2319–2328, 1999