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Correlation of the melt rheological properties with the foaming behavior of immiscible blends of poly(2,6‐dimethyl‐1,4‐phenylene ether) and poly(styrene‐co‐acrylonitrile)
Authors:Holger Ruckdäschel  Julius Rausch  Jan KW Sandler  Volker Altstädt  Holger Schmalz  Axel HE Müller
Affiliation:1. Polymer Engineering, University of Bayreuth, D‐95440 Bayreuth, Germany;2. Macromolecular Chemistry II, University of Bayreuth, D‐95440 Bayreuth, Germany
Abstract:Immiscible blends of poly(2,6‐dimethyl‐1,4‐phenylene ether)/poly(styrene‐co‐acrylonitrile) (PPE/SAN) were batch‐foamed using CO2 as a blowing agent as a function of foaming temperature, foaming time, and blend composition. Evaluation of the resulting cellular morphology revealed an enhanced foamability of SAN with PPE contents up to 20 wt% as indicated by a similar volume expansion but a significantly reduced mean cell size. This behavior is related to a heterogeneous nucleation activity by the dispersed PPE phase. A further increasing PPE content, however, leads to increasing foam densities as well as nonuniform foam morphologies. The changes in the foaming behavior can be correlated with the melt rheological properties and the corresponding blend morphology. Shear‐rheological investigations revealed an onset of percolation of the dispersed PPE phase between 20 and 40 wt%, and a transition towards cocontinuity at 60 wt%. The materials response under uniaxial elongational flow, as assessed by Rheotens measurements, revealed an increase in elongational viscosity scaling with the PPE content, similar to the shear data. However, the strain hardening behavior was reduced by increasing PPE contents and, at 20 wt%, the drawability revealed a significant drop‐both phenomena limiting the foamability of polymers. In summary, the present study discusses fundamental aspects of foaming immiscible PPE/SAN blends. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 48:2111–2125, 2008. © 2008 Society of Plastics Engineers
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