scholarly journals Influence of the Phase Inversion on Mould-Shrinkage, Mechanical- and Burning Properties of Polymer Blend

2017 ◽  
Vol 885 ◽  
pp. 36-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Károly Dobrovszky ◽  
Ferenc Ronkay
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Polymer Blends ◽  
Tensile Properties ◽  
Polymer Blend ◽  
Phase Inversion ◽  
Viscosity Ratio ◽  
Screw Extruder ◽  
Binary Polymer ◽  
Mechanical And Physical Properties ◽  
Twin Screw

Blending polymers is an effective method to develop novel materials, tailoring the properties of the components. However, different morphology structures can be formed during the preparation, which could result in a wide diversity of mechanical and physical properties. The properties of polymer blends are most significantly influenced by the emerging range of phase inversion, which depends on the composition ratio and the viscosity ratio. In this paper various blends were prepared, utilizing polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polystyrene (PS) and two high density polyethylenes (HDPE), which differ in flowability. After preliminary homogenization by twin screw extruder, standard injection moulded specimen were prepared in order to present the effects of phase inversion on tensile properties, shrinkage and burning characteristics in binary polymer blends.

Effects of Antioxidants Content on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of Wood Plastic Composites

2011 ◽  
Vol 471-472 ◽  
pp. 151-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Hafizuddin Ab Ghani ◽  
Ahmad Haji Sahrim
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
High Density Polyethylene ◽  
Natural Fibers ◽  
Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Screw Extruder ◽  
Wood Plastic Composites ◽  
Plastic Composites ◽  
Mechanical And Physical Properties ◽  
Twin Screw

We investigated the effects of amount of antioxidants variability on selected mechanical and physical properties of wood plastic composites. Recycled high density polyethylene (rHDPE) and natural fibers were compounded into pellets by compounder, then the pellets were extruded using co-rotating twin-screw extruder and test specimens were prepared by hot and cold press process. From the study, samples with 0.5 wt% of antioxidants produce the highest strength and elasticity of composites. The effect of antioxidants presence on water uptake is minimal.

Effect of antiblock and slip additives on the properties of tubular quenched polypropylene film

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashwith Melkar ◽  
Ravi Kumar ◽  
Vishwa Pratap Singh ◽  
Priyanka Singh ◽  
Satyajit Samanta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Properties ◽  
Transverse Direction ◽  
Film Surface ◽  
Screw Extruder ◽  
Machine Direction ◽  
Polypropylene Film ◽  
Film Properties ◽  
Tear Strength ◽  
Twin Screw ◽  
Slip Agent

Abstract In the present investigation, silica and talc were used as antiblock additives with slip additive to investigate their effects on tubular quenched polypropylene (TQPP) film properties. Polypropylene (PP) powder was compounded with additives in twin-screw extruder and subsequently processed through TQPP machine to prepare the films. Tear and tensile properties [in machine direction (MD) and transverse direction (TD)] and surface properties of the produced TQPP films were investigated in terms of optics and coefficient of friction (CoF). The effect of conditioning time on CoF was also studied. Addition of slip agent alone to PP did not show any significant change in tear strength, CoF and tensile properties, whereas CoF reduced drastically by adding both slip and antiblock agents in combination. Reduction in CoF values were found to be more pronounced in the presence of silica-based antiblock compared to talc-based antiblock. Film surface morphology was further examined by field-emission scanning electron microscopy. The tear strength and the gloss of TQPP film decreased slightly in presence of only antiblock agents, but the tensile strength was found to increase. It was also found that tensile properties of TQPP films were superior in silica-based formulation, whereas tear strength was better in talc-based formulation in MD and TD.

Morphological Changes of a Polymer Blend into a Twin-Screw Extruder

1994 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. De Loor ◽  
P. Cassagnau ◽  
A. Michel ◽  
B. Vergnes
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Blend ◽  
Morphological Changes ◽  
Twin Screw Extruder ◽  
Screw Extruder ◽  
Twin Screw

Development of a Reactive Compatibilizer-Tracer for Studying Reactive Polymer Blends in a Twin-Screw Extruder

2015 ◽  
Vol 54 (43) ◽  
pp. 10698-10706 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-Yun Ji ◽  
Lian-Fang Feng ◽  
Cai-Liang Zhang ◽  
Sandrine Hoppe ◽  
Guo-Hua Hu
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Blends ◽  
Twin Screw Extruder ◽  
Screw Extruder ◽  
Reactive Polymer ◽  
Twin Screw ◽  
Reactive Compatibilizer

Characterization and Properties of Nucleated Polylactide, Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate), and Thermoplastic Starch Ternary Blend Films: Effects of Compatibilizer and Starch

2013 ◽  
Vol 747 ◽  
pp. 673-677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Worasak Phetwarotai ◽  
Duangdao Aht-Ong
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Properties ◽  
Nucleating Agent ◽  
Thermoplastic Starch ◽  
Ternary Blend ◽  
Screw Extruder ◽  
Elongation At Break ◽  
Blend Films ◽  
Flexible Polymer ◽  
Twin Screw ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

Biodegradable ternary blend films of nucleated polylactide (PLA), poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT), and thermoplastic starch (TPS) with the presence of nucleating agent and compatibilizer were prepared via a twin screw extruder. The effects of compatibilizer types and starch contents on the thermal, morphological, and tensile properties of these blend films were evaluated. Two types of compatibilizer (methylene diphenyldiisocyanate (MDI) and polylactide-graft-maleic anhydride (PLA-g-MA)) were used for enhancing an interfacial adhesion of the blends, whereas TPS from tapioca starch was added as a filler at various concentrations (0 to 40 wt%). In addition, talc and PBAT acted as a nucleating agent and a flexible polymer were fixed at 1 phr and 10 wt%, respectively. The results indicated that the thermal stability of the blend films was affected from the presence of compatibilizer and TPS. In addition, the tensile properties and compatibility of PLA, PBAT, and TPS blends were improved with the addition of compatibilizer compared to uncompatibilized blend films as evidenced by SEM results. Furthermore, the blend films with MDI gave higher mechanical properties than those with PLA-g-MA at all compositions. The water absorption of the ternary blend films was evidently increased when the TPS amount was increased; in contrast, tensile strength and elongation at break (EB) of these blend films were significantly decreased.

Soft-shear induced phase-separated nanoparticle string-structures in polymer thin films

2016 ◽  
Vol 186 ◽  
pp. 31-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ren Zhang ◽  
Bongjoon Lee ◽  
Michael R. Bockstaller ◽  
Abdullah M. Al-Enizi ◽  
Ahmed Elzatahry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Phase Separation ◽  
Polymer Blends ◽  
Polymer Blend ◽  
Polymer Chains ◽  
Translation Speed ◽  
Binary Polymer ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
P Application ◽  
Nanoparticle Structure

Application of shear stress has been shown to unidirectionally orient the microstructures of block copolymers and polymer blends. In the present work, we study the phase separation of a novel nanoparticle (NP)–polymer blend thin film system under shear using a soft-shear dynamic zone annealing (DZA-SS) method. The nanoparticles are densely grafted with polymer chains of chemically dissimilar composition from the matrix polymer, which induces phase separation upon thermal annealing into concentrated nanoparticle domains. We systematically examine the influence of DZA-SS translation speed and thus the effective shear rate on nanoparticle domain elongation and compare this with the counterpart binary polymer blend behavior. Unidirectionally aligned nanoparticle string-domains are fabricated in the presence of soft-shear in confined thin film geometry. We expect this DZA-SS method to be applicable to various NP–polymer blends towards unidirectionally aligned nanoparticle structures, which are important to functional nanoparticle structure fabrication.

Morphology Development of Polymer Blend With Different Viscosity Ratios Along an Extruder

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Han-Xiong Huang ◽  
Xiao-Jing Li ◽  
You-Fa Huang
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Blends ◽  
Polymer Blend ◽  
Polyamide 6 ◽  
High Viscosity ◽  
Morphology Evolution ◽  
Screw Extruder ◽  
Sampling Device ◽  
Low Viscosity ◽  
Single Screw Extruder ◽  
Morphology Development

The properties of polymer blends are largely determined by their morphology. So it is significant to investigate the morphology development of polymer blends during processing. In this work the morphology development of polymer blend was studied during flow along a single screw extruder. The polymer blend used incorporated polypropylene (PP) as its matrix phase and a high-viscosity or low-viscosity polyamide-6 (PA6) as the disperse phase. The samples of blends were taken from different positions using specially designed sampling device along the extruder online during the processing and were then examined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The morphology of the dispersed phase was quantitatively analyzed using image analysis software. The morphology evolution of blends along the melt conveying zone of screw was simulated. Theoretically predicted morphology evolution is in reasonable agreement with the experimental results. The aim of this work is to provide a better insight in the morphology development of blend during processing.

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