BLENDS OF POLY[3,3-BIS(CHLOROMETHYL)OXETANE] WITH POLY(VINYL ACETATE) .1. THERMAL AND MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES

Blends of poly[3,3-bis(chloromethyl)oxetane] (Penton) with poly(vinyl acetate) were prepared. Compatibility, morphology, thermal behavior, and mechanical properties of blends with various compositions were studied using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical measurements (DMA), tensile tests, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). DMA study showed that the blends have two glass transition temperatures (T(g)). The T(g) of the PVAc rich phase shifts significantly to lower temperatures with increasing Penton content, suggesting that a considerable amount of Penton dissolves in the PVAc rich phase, but that the Penton rich phase contains little PVAc. The Penton/PVAc blends are partially compatible. DSC results suggest that PVAc can act as a beta-nucleator for Penton in the blend. Marked negative deviations from simple additivity were observed for the tensile strength at break over the entire composition range. The Young's modulus curve appeared to be S-shaped, implying that the blends are heterogeneous and have a two-phase structure. This was confirmed by SEM observations.

TENSILE PROPERTIES OF BLENDS OF POLY(ETHER SULFONE) WITH A POLY(ETHER IMIDE)

Blends of poly(ether sulphone) (PES) with a poly(ether imide) (PEI) in various proportions were prepared by the coprecipitation method. Mechanical properties and morphology of the blends were studied using tensile tests and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The tensile moduli exhibit positive deviations from simple additivity. Marked positive deviations were also observed for ultimate strength. These results suggest that the PEI/PES blends are mechanically compatible. SEM study revealed that the blends are not homogeneous and the polymers are immiscible on the segmental level. However, the dispersions of the blends are rather fine. The interfaces between the two phases are excellently bonded; PEI and PES appear to interact well.

TENSILE PROPERTIES OF BLENDS OF PHENOLPHTHALEIN POLY(ETHER ETHER KETONE) WITH A POLY(ETHER IMIDE)

Blends of phenolphthalein poly(ether ether ketone) (PEK-C) with a poly(ether imide) (PEI) in various proportions were prepared by the coprecipitation method. Mechanical properties and morphology of the blends were studied using tensile tests and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It was found that the tensile moduli exhibit positive deviations from simple additivity. Marked positive deviations were also observed for ultimate strength. These results suggest that the PEI/PEK-C blends are mechanically compatible. SEM study shows no evidence of phase separation, supporting the idea that the blends are compatible.

γ辐照LDPE/EPDM共混物的动态力学性能和热行为

本文报道了~(60)Coγ辐照LDPE/EPDM共混物的动态力学性能和热行为。在动态力学性能谱上出现两个转变,-20℃左右的转变是LDPE的β转变和EPDM玻璃化转变相叠加的转变,其峰温简称T_(βg),转变峰较平坦,表明LDPE/EPDM具有一定相容性;在69℃附近的另一个转变是LDPE的结晶预熔温度,随辐照剂量的增加而下降。未辐照的α转变活化能为106kJ/mol,辐照后活化能下降至80kJ/mol左右。用DSC法在所利用的剂量范围内,EPDM的T_g随剂量变化甚微,共混物的T_(βg)则不明显。LDPE的T_m辐照后有所下降,结晶度略有改变。

HDPE/LDPE共混体系的晶性研究

用DSC和WAXD方法考察了高密度聚乙烯和低密度聚乙烯共混体系(HDPE/LDPE)的结晶性能。结果表明,在共混物中HDPE含量大于50%时,共混物只出现HDPE的熔融峰,且熔融温度随HDPE含量减小而降低;LDPE含量大于50%时,DSC图上只出现熔点介于HDPE和LDPE之间的新熔融峰。DSC和WAXD法所测结晶度均偏离共混物的线性加和值,而晶胞参数则随共混物组成变化出现最小值,表明HDPE和LDPE可以形成共晶相容体系。Raman光谱测得介晶相αb值的膨胀,支持这一观点。

低密度聚乙烯/乙丙烯三元共聚(LDPE/EPO)共混体系的结晶动力学

用DSC方法研究了LDPE/EPO共混体系的等温及非等温结晶动力学,对LDPE/EPO共混体系的等温结晶动力学研究表明,共混物是三维生长的异相成核,共混物在各个结晶温度下的结晶过程都是以方式K_g(Ⅱ)进行的.采用联系Avrami方程和Ozawa方程导出的新非等温结晶动力学方程,处理了LDPE/EPO共混体系,得到了非等温结晶过程的一些基本参数,新方程很好地描述了此共混体系的非等温结晶动力学过程.

低密度聚乙烯/乙丙烯三元共聚(LDPE/EPO)共混体系的相容性及其结晶结构

DDV、DSC、WAXD、萃取和Raman光谱实验表明,在所有组成下,LDPE/EPO共混体系共晶相容.WAXD法测定表明,LDPE/EPO共混体系的结晶度随EPO组分含量的增加而降低,EPO未能进入LDPE晶胞中.

EPDM对PP/LDPE共混物力学阻尼及结晶行为的影响

用动态粘弹谱仪和DSC研究了聚丙烯/三元乙丙橡胶(PP/EPDM)的动态力学性能,考察了EPDM对PP/LDPE(低密度聚乙烯)的力学行为的影响。结果表明,EPDM对PP有增塑作用,在PP/LDPE/EPDM共混物中,PP和LDPE的非晶部分与EPDM具有部分相容性;PP有两个结晶温度(T_c),较低的一个T_c随共混物中EPDM含量(5～25质量份)的增加逐渐向更低温度区迁移,说明EPDM具有加快冷却速率的作用。

EPITAXIAL CRYSTALLIZATION OF HDPE ON IPP IN HDPE/IPP BLENDS

Unique crystalline morphologies of solution-cast films of HDPE/iPP blends were investigated by means of transmission electron microscopy (TEM), electron diffraction, metal shadowing and specimen-tilt techniques. The unique morphologies come from an epitaxial crystallization of HDPE on iPP. The contact planes of the two kinds of crystals are (100) of HDPE and (010) of iPP, while the intercrossing angle between their chain axes is about 50-degrees. The HDPE existed with different crystalline morphologies in the two kinds of crystalline regions of iPP spherulites, i.e. cross-hatched and single-crystal-type structures. Based on structural analysis, two models of epitaxial growth of HDPE on iPP are proposed.

STUDY ON STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIP OF POLYIMIDE BLENDS .1. A DYNAMIC MECHANICAL STUDY OF THE MISCIBILITY OF POLYIMIDE POLYIMIDE BLENDS

Three pairs of polyimide/polyimide blends (50/50 wt%) with different molecular structures were prepared by two ways, i.e. mixing of the polyamic acid precursors with subsequent imidization, and direct solution mixing of the polyimides. The blends were studied with DMA technique. The results obtained show that all the blends prepared with these two different ways are miscible, as there existed only one glass transition temperature(Tg) for all the blends. It is suggested that the miscibility of these polyimide/polyimide blends is a result of the strong inter-molecular charge-transfer interaction between the chains of their components.

CRYSTALLIZATION OF POLY(ARYL-ETHER-ETHER-KETONE)S BLENDS

The crystallization and melting behaviour of poly(aryl-ether-ether-ketone) (PEEK) in blends with another polymer of the same family containing a bulky pendant phenolphthalein group (PEK-C) have been investigated by thermal methods. The small interaction energy density of the polymer pair (B = -8.99 J/cm3), evaluated from equilibrium melting point depression, is consistent with the T(g) data that indicate partial miscibility in the melt. Two conjugated phases are in equilibrium at 430-degrees-C: one is crystallizable and contains about 35 wt% of PEK-C; the other, containing only 15 wt% of PEEK, does not form crystals upon cooling and it interferes with the development of spherulites in the sample. The analysis of kinetic data according to nucleation theories shows that crystallization of PEEK in the explored temperature range takes place in Regime III and that a transition to Regime II might be a consequence of an increase in the amount of non-crystallizable molecules in the PEEK-rich phase. A composition independent value of the end surface free energy of PEEK lamellae has been derived from kinetic data (sigma-e = 40 +/- 4 erg/cm2) in excellent agreement with previous thermodynamic estimates. A new value for the equilibrium melting temperature of PEEK (T(m)-degrees = 639 K) has been obtained; it is about 30-degrees-C lower than the commonly accepted value and it explains better the "memory effect" in the crystallization from the melt of this high performance polymer.

SEM STUDY ON FRACTURE-BEHAVIOR OF ETHYLENE/PROPYLENE BLOCK COPOLYMERS AND THEIR BLENDS

The toughening effect of the separate phases of ethylene/propylene block copolymers and their blends was studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results obtained show that the interfacial adhesion between separate phases and the isotactic polypropene (iPP) matrix in ethylene/propylene block copolymers is strong at room temperature, but poor at low temperature; specimens exhibit tearing of separate phases during fracture at room temperature, but interfacial fracture between separate phases and the iPP matrix at low temperature. From the characteristics of fractographs of ethylene/propylene block copolymers and their blends, it could be concluded that the separate phases improve the toughness of specimens in several ways: they promote the plastic deformation of the iPP, and they can be deformed and fractured themselves during the fracture process. However, it was shown that the plastic deformation processes, such as multiple-crazing, shear yielding, etc. of the matrix are the dominant mechanisms of energy absorption in highly toughened ethylene/propylene block copolymers and their blends. The deformation and fracture of separate phases are only of secondary importance.

CHARACTERIZATION OF BLENDS OF POLYPROPYLENE WITH A SEMIRIGID LIQUID-CRYSTAL COPOLYESTER

Blends with a liquid-crystal polymers (LCP) as one component show, in general, very interesting properties. Reduction of shear visocity and improvement of mechanical properties are very remarkable. High melting temperatures and high costs of the LCP limit the use of these blends. A new class of thermotropic LCPs with flexible spaces, with relatively low melting temperatures, can overcome the first problem. In this work, rheological and mechanical properties of blends of polypropylene with low contents of this LCP are presented. Torque during extrusion and viscosity decrease with LCP content. Elastic modulus is remarkably increased when the LCP phase is oriented.