Some aspects of the miscibility behavior of polyester/halogenated polymer blends

✍ Scribed by R. E. Prud'Homme

• Publisher: Society for Plastic Engineers
• Year: 1982
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 516 KB
• Volume: 22
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0032-3888
• DOI: 10.1002/pen.760221714

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Glass transition temperature and depression in melting point methods are commonly used to determine the miscibility behavior of polymer/polymer blends, where at least one component of the mixture is semicrystalline. However, these methods often lead to ambiguous and even contradictory results, as can be shown by several examples. Furthermore, a comparison of the miscibility behavior of poly(vinyl chloride), poly(vinyl bromide), and poly(vinyl fluoride) with linear and branched polyesters indicates that small changes in the structure of the halogenated polymer and/or of the polyester lead to major changes in miscibility, indicating the subtle nature of the miscibility phenomenon and emphasizing difficulties in its control.