Impact modification of engineering thermoplastics
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Impact modification was studied for a variety of engineering thermoplastics to determine if notched Izod data obtained at various temperatures and modifier concentrations could be correlated with particle size or surface‐to‐surface interparticle distance of the modifier. Elastomers evaluated were characteristic of those used in commercial blend systems for those polymers, and both functionalized and nonfunctionalized materials were studied. For the single matrix polymer/elastomer‐modified blend systems studied [poly(phenylene sulfide) (PPS), polyoxymethylene (POM), poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT)], elastomer interparticle distance provides a better correlation to brittle–tough transition temperature than does particle size, as predicted by the Wu model. In POM, the dispersion morphology of the samples used was not adequate to achieve the critical interparticle distance required for supertoughening at room temperature. In this study, the critical interparticle distance has been shown to depend on the degree of crystallinity (PPS) and the modulus of the impact modifier relative to the matrix (PBT). Actual adhesion of the polymer to the matrix (variation of functionality levels) was not found to have a strong influence (PBT). In POM, the increase in impact at the brittle–tough transition was dependent on the molecular weight of the base resin. This is examined with respect to the ratio of the molecular weight (Mn) to the entanglement molecular weight (Me), which determines th…
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The methyl-substituted polyesters Pδ1 and Pβ1 have low entanglement molar masses.
“The methyl-substituted polyesters P δ 1 and P β 1 , for example, are appealing soft blocks for the synthesis of tough plastics and elastomers due to their low entanglement molar masses. 79”
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- Authors
- Kanai, H., Sullivan, V., & Auerbach, A.
- Affiliations
- Polyplastics Co., Ltd. (Japan) (JP)
- Celanese (United States) (US)
- Corresponding author
- Sullivan, Vince
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- Journal of Applied Polymer Science
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- Wiley
- Published
- 1994-08
- Volume
- 53
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 527-541
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- 0021-8995 (ISSN-L)
- 1097-4628
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- en
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- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer crystallization and properties
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer Science and Applications
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Epoxy Resin Curing Processes
- Keywords
- impact modification, engineering thermoplastics, polymer blends, polyphenylene sulfide, polyoxymethylene, polybutylene terephthalate, polyethylene terephthalate, polycarbonate, interparticle distance, particle size, crystallinity, molecular weight, entanglement molecular weight, dispersion morphology
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