Polycarbonate is a very broadly used material across various industries; however, in order to improve its processability, it is generally blended with acrylonitrileΒ±butadieneΒ±styrene copolymer (ABS). As presented here, the proportion of ABS used is a highly important parameter, since it can affect t
Compatibility enhancement of ABS/PVC blends
β Scribed by Doo Whan Jin; Kyung Ho Shon; Byung Kyu Kim; Han Mo Jeong
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 233 KB
- Volume
- 70
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-8995
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β¦ Synopsis
The compatibilizing effect of poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) (SAN) whose acrylonitrile (AN) content is 25 wt % (SAN 25) in poly(acrylonitrile-co-butadiene-costyrene) (ABS)/poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) blend was studied when the AN content of the matrix SAN in ABS was 35 wt % (SAN 35). When some amount of matrix SAN 35 was replaced by SAN 25 in a ABS/PVC (50/50 by weight) blend, the mixed phase of SAN and PVC at the interface was thickened, and about a twofold increase of impact strength was observed. The changes in morphology, dynamic mechanical properties, and rheological properties by the compatibilizing effect of SAN 25 were observed.
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