Compatibilization and elastomer toughening of polyamide-6 (PA6)/poly(phenylene ether) (PPE) blends

Autor: Shoei-Chin Wu, Kuo-Chan Chiou, Feng-Chih Chang, Hew-Der Wu
Rok vydání: 1999
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Zdroj: Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 74:23-32
ISSN: 1097-4628
0021-8995
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(19991003)74:1<23::aid-app3>3.0.co;2-u
Popis: In the elastomer-modified (polyamide-6/poly(phenylene ether) (PA6/PPE) = 50/50 blends, poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride) (SMA) was demonstrated to be an efficient reactive compatibilizer. The G1651 elastomer was shown to be an effective impact modifier to result in superior toughness and heat-deflection temperature (HDT) than is the 1901X elastomer for the SMA-compatibilized blends because G1651 particles exclusively reside within the dispersed PPE phase but 1901X particles tend to distribute in the PA6 matrix and/or along the interface. The apparent average diameter of the dispersed PPE phase is insignificantly dependent on the elastomer content in the G1651-modified blend, whereas it increases with increase of the elastomer content in the 1901X-modified blend. Moreover, there exists a critical elastomer content, 15 phr, for the ductile-brittle transition of the G1651-modified SMA-modified PA6/PPE blends.
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