Compatibilizing effect of functionalized polyphosphazene on the properties of poly(phenylene oxide)/vectra a blend system

✍ Scribed by S. Bose; C. K. Das; A. K. Saxena; A. Ranjan

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 414 KB
• Volume: 119
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0021-8995
• DOI: 10.1002/app.32912

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

The effect of functionalized polyphosphazene on the thermal, rheological, and morphological properties of PPO (poly(phenylene oxide))/liquid crystalline polymer (Vectra A) blend has been investigated by means of the capillary rheometry, mechanical testing, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in this study. The rheological measurements show that compatibilized blends exhibit substantial rise in viscosity in comparison to uncompatilized blend especially pronounced at lower shear rates which results in improved interfacial adhesion. DMA study highlights that polyphosphazene could be used as an effective compatibilizer for the concerned blend system. SEM study reveals fine fibrillation of liquid crystalline polymers in presence of compatibilizer and the fibers are oriented in the direction of flow field. The mechanical properties of the ternary blends are increased when a proper amount of polyphosphazene is added. This is attributed to fine strand generation induced via the addition of polyphosphazene. Enhanced adhesion at the interface invokes better elongation in the ternary blends. However, mechanical properties deteriorate considerably when polyphosphazene content is 5 wt %. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011