Ternary systems consisting of blends of polycarbonate (PC) from bisphenol A and minority amounts of an amorphous polyamide reinforced with organically modified nanoclay (naPA), were obtained in the melt state. The nanoclay was widely exfoliated inside the dispersed naPA phase. The dispersed phase exhibited a very fine size (up to 0.36 µm), indicating compatibilization. Compatibilization was attributed to interactions between the aPA and the PC. The nanocomposite showed a lower compatibility than their corresponding blends. This lower compatibility of the nanocomposite was attributed to a hindrance of the interaction by the migrated surfactant of the organoclay. The presence of fibrillation in conjunction with a dispersed nanoclay resulted in additive enhancing effects on the modulus and yield stress. This led to modulus increases up to 46% with respect to that of the neat matrix upon the addition of 25% naPA‐10. Besides exhibiting these remarkable modulus values, these systems show an elongation at break similar to that of the neat PC matrix.
The effect of interphase structure on the debonding of polycarbonate from S-2 glass fibers has been studied. The shear strength, fracture toughness and hydrolyic stability of the interphases were measured in a single fiber composite of a continuous S-2 glass fiber embedded in a polycarbonate matrix. Polycarbonate oligomers were chemically grafted onto the glass fiber surfaces through use of a silicon tetrachloride intermediary and the properties of the resulting interphases were compared with those of two commercial sizings and ozone-cleaned surfaces. Evaluation was accomplished by measuring the stress transmission across the interphase, τ, by carrying the embedded single fiber fragmentation test to saturation and by using computer simulations and a finite element analysis to calculate the strain energy release rate, G, of the observed fiber-matrix debonding accompanying the first fiber fracture. The oligomer-grafted interphase exhibited improved stress transmissibility and toughness, after 24 hours in boiling water. The tenacity of the tightly bound oligomers was confirmed via DRIFT, TGA and GC/MS experiments on Soxhlet-extracted fibers. The grafting reaction was modeled on a high surface area silica and studied using solid state NMR to determine reasons for the greater stability of the oligomer-treated surfaces. Measurements of chemical shifts and spin-lattice relaxation times indicate that the oligomers are chemically attached to the surfaces, providing for a well bonded, water resistant interphase. Parallel experiments on a monomeric Bisphenol A-primed silica surface provided evidence that chemical bonding was primarily responsible for the greater hydrolytic stability. 相似文献
High yields of cyclic oligomeric carbonates can be prepared using an amine-catalyzed reaction of bisphenol A–bischloroformate. We have studied the mechanistic aspets of this carbonate macrocyclization by the isolated study of key chemical events. Using stopped-flow FT-IR spectroscopy, we have found that the rate of carbonate formation between the intermediate acyl ammonium salt and 4-isopropylphenol is the same for the acyl ammonium salt derived from tri-n-butylamine, triethylamine and diethylmethylamine. Previously, we found that conversion of acyl ammonium salt to urethane was also insensitive to amine structure while the formation of acyl ammonium salt is profoundly dependent on amine structure. These results are consistent with a mechanism in which the selectivity toward macrocyclization versus linear oligomer or high polymer formation is related to acyl ammonium salt concentration. 相似文献