iPP/HDPE/EPDM三元共混体系的组分分布、相容性和结晶行为

 用DSC、¹³C-NMR、SEM和WAXD等方法研究了IPP/HDPE/EPDM三元共混体系的组分分布、相容性和结晶行为。实验结果表明,EPDM与PE组分的相容性优于与PP组分的相容性,多数EPDM分子链段能够分布在PE组分中;EPDM含量为15％时,共混物相容性最好,SEM照片呈现晶体微区的互连或网络状结构;随EPDM含量增加,总结晶度X_c减小,其中PE组分结晶度X_cE有较大幅度地降低,PP组分结晶度X_cp基本没有变化,这可以根据EPDM和PE、PP之间相容性的差异以及PE、PP两组分在冷却过程中不同的结晶行为来解释。     

PC/PET/EPDM共混体系的结晶与熔融行为

本文用解偏振光法与DSC法分别测定并研究了PC/PET/EPDM共混体系的结晶速度、结晶度、Avrami指数(n)和熔融温度及其影响因素,共混物中PET的结晶速度、结晶度均随PC含量增加而下降;EPDM用量不超过10%时,可提高PET的结晶速度,但不影响结晶度和成核与增长方式,n值不变。当EPDM为5%时,结晶速度呈现极大值。经退火处理的共混物呈现熔融双峰,PC量增加,高温熔融峰略移向高温方向;热处理温度升高或时间延长,则低温熔融峰移向高温方向。     

PP/EPDM共混物热氧稳定性研究

通过热氧加速老化的方法研究了不同的EPDM含量和抗氧剂对聚丙烯和三元乙丙橡胶共混物(PP/EPDM)热氧稳定性的影响.通过对老化前后试样的力学性能变化分析,热失重(TG)分析和扫描电镜(SEM)分析,结果表明:在热氧加速老化的初期,PP/EPDM共混物的拉伸强度随着时间的增长呈逐渐上升的趋势;在老化中期,共混物的拉伸强度变化不大;在老化后期,共混物的拉伸强度逐渐下降.在整个老化过程中,断裂伸长率都呈逐渐下降的趋势.而随着EPDM含量的增加,相应共混物的拉伸强度和断裂伸长率的下降减缓;相应共混物的分解温度得到较大的提高;抗氧剂的加入,能进一步提高共混物的热氧稳定性.     

马来酸酐接枝热塑性弹性体在PP/PA6共混物中的作用

研究了马来酸酐接枝热塑性弹性体 (TPEg )作为增容剂对聚丙烯 (PP) 尼龙 6 (PA6 )共混体系的相容性、相态以及物理力学性能的影响 .研究结果表明TPEg的加入大大改善了PP PA6共混体系的相容性 ,且随TPEg含量的增大分散相粒径明显降低 ,共混物的韧性以及延展性大大提高 ,同时拉伸强度及模量仍保持较好的水平 .TPEg增容的PP PA6共混物的非等温结晶行为的研究表明 ,共混物中PP和PA6的结晶行为不同于各自纯的聚合物 ,PA6作为成核剂使PP的结晶温度提高 ;而PA6由于TPEg的加入 ,出现分级结晶现象 ,一级结晶温度略低于纯PA6的结晶温度 ,且随TPEg含量增大结晶受阻 ,二级结晶温度与PP的接近 .由于PP、PA 6以及TPEg之间存在较强的相互作用 ,三元共混物中PP及PA6的玻璃化转变温度分别较其纯聚合物升高 .基于上述结果 ,提出了本共混体系的结构模型     

硫化EPDM/PP共混热塑弹性体的形态结构

本工作用电子显微镜(TEM,SEM)比较了经OsO_4染色、溶剂提取和化学腐蚀等不同方式处理的未硫化和硫化EPDM/PP共混热塑弹性体(TPE)的形态结构。揭示了交联EPDM/PP共混TPE和非交联EPDM/PP共混TPE及传统SBS等TPE形态结构的根本差异。从结构上阐述了交联EPDM/PP共混TPE的热塑性和高强度与其形态结构的关系。     

PP/PP-g-MAH/PA6共混物结构与可纺性研究

运用DSC、SEM、纺丝成形等手段研究了增容剂聚丙烯接枝马来酸酐 (PP g MAH)对聚丙烯 聚酰胺 6(PP PA6 )共混物结构和性能的影响 .结果表明 ,共混物呈典型海岛型两相结构 ;增容剂PP g MAH与PA6之间的在位反应改善了PP PA6共混体系的相容性 ,使共混物中PA6的热结晶峰消失 ,PP的结晶生长速率和成核速率降低 ,可纺性提高     

高强超韧高密度聚乙烯/聚丙烯共混物性能与微相分离结构的研究

在常规注射过程中 ,难以获得超高性能的共混体系注射制件 ,已有的研究表明 ,采用高剪切注射 ,可以抬高共混体系的最低临界相容温度曲线 (LCST)的位置 ,增加相容性 .当熔体进入模具后 ,冷却的同时相容性下降 ,开始相分离 ,相分离程度发展到某一程度即可获得高性能的制件 .对于高密度聚乙烯 (HDPE)、聚丙烯 (PP)两组分均为结晶型聚合物的共混体系 ,由于其相形态与结晶形态相互制约、竞争 ,微相分离程度难以控制 ,因此对其液 液相形态与结晶过程的控制是获得共混物最终形态与性能的关键 .采用振动保压注射成型技术不仅对HDPE、PP各自力学性能有明显的自增强作用 ,而且对HDPE/PP共混体系的力学性能也有十分明显的改善 .DSC、WAXD、SEM结果表明共混体系拉伸强度的提高主要取决于试样中串晶数量和大分子链的定向程度 ,而冲击强度则主要取决于两组分微观的相分离程度 .研究结果表明 ,HDPE/PP含量为 92 / 8的试样拉伸强度为 97 1MPa,80 / 2 0试样的缺口冲击强度为 4 5 5kJ/m2 ,较静态试样分别提高 4 3倍和 9 5倍 .采用振动填充注射技术针对某一组分可以获得高强度、高韧性的共混制件 .     

反式-/顺式-1,4-聚异戊二烯共混体系的结晶动力学

采用差示扫描量热(DSC)法对反式-/顺式-1,4-聚异戊二烯共混体系的等温及非等温结晶动力学进行了研究,分别采用Avrami方程和莫志深法对其动力学参数进行了解析.研究结果表明,在反式-/顺式-1,4-聚异戊二烯共混体系的等温及非等温结晶过程中,顺式-1,4-聚异戊二烯(CPI)组分的存在会降低反式-1,4-聚异戊二烯(TPI)组分的结晶速率;在等温结晶过程中,CPI组分会提高TPI组分自身的结晶度;而非等温结晶过程中,CPI则提高了共混物中β晶型的相对含量.     

熔体黏度对黏土在聚丙烯/聚苯乙烯共混物中优先插层行为的影响

通过熔融共混法在160℃加工条件下制备了聚丙烯/聚苯乙烯/黏土(PP/PS/clay)复合材料.X射线衍射分析(XRD)和透射电镜分析(TEM)的结果表明,黏土在共混物中存在着优先插层现象.黏土优先被PS分子链所插层,且不受PS组分含量和加料方式的影响.基于复合材料中PP和PS组分的熔体黏度对温度敏感性的差别,通过改变加工温度的方法,研究组分的黏度差别对黏土优先插层行为的影响.随共混加工温度的升高,黏土在共混物中的分布位置逐渐从PS相向PP相迁移.TEM和动态黏弹行为测试(ARES)的结果表明,组分间黏度的差别能控制黏土的优先插层行为.组分黏度越高,加工过程中所能传递的剪切应力就越大,插层能力也就越强.     

PEO／PVP共混体系结晶行为

本文用WAXD、PLM、DSC方法研究了聚氧化乙烯(PEO)/聚乙烯基吡咯烷酮(PVP)共混体系的结晶行为,探索了两组分聚合物间相互作用及体系结晶度与非晶组分含量的关系。DSC研究表明PEO/PVP共混体系具有两个玻璃化转变温度,分别是纯组分的T_g,无相容性。应用Avrami和LH方程对其动力学参数进行了研究。偏光显微镜观察了共混物结构形态。     

Dynamically Photocrosslinking of Polypropylene／EPDM Blends as a Thermoplastic Elastomer

The mechanical properties and the crystal morphological structures of the dynamically photocrosslinked polypropylene (PP)/ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer (EPDM) blends have been studied by means of mechanical tests, wide-angle X-ray diffraction(WAXD), and differential scanning calorimetry(DSC). The dynamically photocrosslinking of the PP/EPDM blends can improve the mechanical properties considerably, especially the notched Izod impact strength at low temperatures. The data obtained from the mechanical tests show that the notched Izod impact strength of the dynamically photocrosslinked sample with 30% EPDM at -20℃ is about six times that of the uncrosslinked sample with the same EPDM component. The results from the gel content, the results of WAXD, and the DSC measurements reveal the enhanced mechanism of the impact strength for the dynamically photocrosslinked PP/EPDM blends as follows: (1) There exists the crosslinking of the EPDM phase in the photocrosslinked PP/EPDM blends ; (2) The β-type crystal structureof PP is formed and the content of α-type crystal decreases with increasing the EPDM component; (3) The graft copolymer of PP-g-EPDM is formed at the interface between the PP and EPDM components. All the above changes of the crystal morphological structures are favorable for increasing the compatibility and enhancing the toughness of the PP/EPDM blends at low temperatures.     

Crystallization behavior of dynamically cured polypropylene/epoxy blends

Dynamically cured polypropylene (PP)/epoxy blends compatibilized with maleic anhydride grafted PP were prepared by the curing of an epoxy resin during melt mixing with molten PP. The morphology and crystallization behavior of dynamically cured PP/epoxy blends were studied with scanning electron microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and polarized optical microscopy. Dynamically cured PP/epoxy blends, with the structure of epoxy particles finely dispersed in the PP matrix, were obtained, and the average diameter of the particles slightly increased with increasing epoxy resin content. In a study of the nonisothermal crystallization of PP and PP/epoxy blends, crystallization parameter analysis showed that epoxy particles could act as effective nucleating agents, accelerating the crystallization of the PP component in the PP/epoxy blends. The isothermal crystallization kinetics of PP and dynamically cured PP/epoxy blends were described by the Avrami equation. The results showed that the Avrami exponent of PP in the blends was higher than that of PP, and the crystallization rate was faster than that of PP. However, the crystallization rate decreased when the epoxy resin content was greater than 20 wt %. The crystallization thermodynamics of PP and dynamically cured PP/epoxy blends were studied according to the Hoffman theory. The chain folding energy for PP crystallization in dynamically cured PP/epoxy blends decreased with increasing epoxy resin content, and the minimum of the chain folding energy was observed at a 20 wt % epoxy resin content. The size of the PP spherulites in the blends was obviously smaller than that of PP. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 42: 1181–1191, 2004     

Nonisothermal crystallization behavior of isotactic polypropylene/ thermoplastic rubber blends

The morphology and crystallization behavior of blends of polypropylene (PP) and an ethylene-based thermoplastic elastomer (TPO) were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The SEM images showed a two-phase morphology for these blends. As TPO was partially crystalline, two distinct peaks were observed in both heating and cooling scans of DSC. The crystallization temperature of TPO in blends was higher than pure TPO. In contrast, the crystallization temperature of PP in blends was lower than pure PP. The crystallization behavior of blends was modeled by Avrami equation. It was observed that the presence of TPO accelerated the growth rate of crystals of PP in PP/TPO blends.     

Preparation and flammability of EPDM/PP/Mg(OH)2 dynamic vulcanizates

Magnesium hydroxide (MH) flame retardant dynamic vulcanized ethylene‐propylene‐diene terpolymer (EPDM)/polypropylene (PP) thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs) were prepared by a twin‐screw extruder. Influences of MH on their morphology, mechanical properties, flammability, and crystallization behavior have been investigated. Static tensile measurements exhibited that TPVs have higher mechanical properties than un‐vulcanized EPDM/PP/MH blends (UVBs). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) studies showed that the formation of the larger‐size “micro‐encapsulated structure” where the MH aggregates were covered with a cross‐linked rubber phase improved the interaction between MH and polymer matrix. Results of limiting oxygen index (LOI) and microscale combustion calorimetry (MCC) confirmed that TPVs had superior fire‐resistant properties to UVBs. SEM images showed that more uniform and compact charred layers were generated in TPVs. The differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) results indicated that the crystallization behavior of the flame retardant TPVs changed marginally with increase in MH content. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Shear-induced crystallization in phase-separated blends of isotactic polypropylene with ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer

The compatibility between isotactic polypropylene(i PP) and ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer(EPDM) in the blends was studied. SAXS analysis indicates that i PP and EPDM phases in the binary blend are incompatible. Isothermal crystallization behaviors of i PP in phase-separated i PP/EPDM were studied by in situ POM equipped with a Linkam shear hot stage. It was found that typical spherulites of i PP were formed both in neat i PP and in i PP/EPDM blends. The radial growth rate(d R/dt) of spherulites of i PP in the blend was not influenced by EPDM phases. Further investigations on isothermal crystallization of i PP in i PP/EPDM after shear with a fixed shear time showed that the crystallization rate of i PP in the blends increased with increasing shear rates, whereas, the crystallization rate was much lower than that of neat i PP. WAXD results showed that ?-crystal i PP was formed in neat i PP as well as in i PP/EPDM blends after shearing and the percentage of ?-crystal bore a relationship to the applied shear rate. The presence of EPDM resulted in lower percentage of ?-crystal in the blends than that in neat i PP under the same constant shear conditions. SAXS experiments revealed that shear flow could induce formation of oriented lamellae in i PP and i PP in the blends, and the presence of EPDM led to a reduced fraction of oriented lamellae.     

BRITTLE-DUCTILE TRANSITION OF PP/EPDM/ELASTOMERIC NANO-PARTICLE TERNARY BLENDS

The brittle-ductile transition is a very important phenomenon for polymer toughening. Polypropylene （PP） is often toughened by using rubbers, e.g., ethylene-propylene diene monomer （EPDM） has often been used as a modifier. In this article, the toughening of PP by using a new kind of rubber, known as elastomeric nano-particle （ENP）, and the brittleductile transition of PP/EPDM/ENP was studied. Compared to PP/EPDM binary blends, the brittle-ductile transition of PP/EPDM/ENP ternary blends occurred at lower EPDM contents. SEM experiment was carried out to investigate the etched and impact-fractured surfaces. ENP alone had no effect on the impact strength of PP, however, with the same EPDM content, PP/EPDM/ENP ternary blends had smaller particle size, better dispersion and smaller interparticle distance in contrary to PP/EPDM binary blends, which promoted the brittle-ductile transition to occur earlier.     

Thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetric studies on nanoclay-filled TPU/PP blends

Thermal stability of ester-thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)/polypropylene (PP) and ether-TPU/PP blends was evaluated by thermogravimetric studies. Thermal studies were made as a function of blend ratio. Effects of compatibilization using MA-g-PP and nanoclay addition on thermal stability were evaluated. Mass loss at 400 °C was found to decrease with increasing PP content were determined. Finally the compatibility and crystallization behavior of the blends were studied by differential scanning calorimetry. Compared to the ether-TPU blend nanocomposites, the ester-TPU blends showed better compatibility and thermal stability.     

乙丙橡胶/聚丙烯共混体系的界面相互渗透

本文用X射线衍射仪、差热分析仪、动态力学扭摆仪和测定有效网链密度等方法,研究了乙丙橡胶/聚丙烯(EPDM/PP)共混体系中PP的非晶部分和EPDM的相互渗透。EPDM和PP不具有互溶性,但PP的非晶部分和EPDM两相界面处有较强的相互渗透,即部分互容性。有效链密度和性能间关系的数据表明,共混体系不一定存在硫化胶那样的对应关系。