ISSN:
0032-3888
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Blends of bisphenol-A polycarbonate (PC) with poly- (styrene-co-acrylonitrile) (SAN) and poly (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) (ABS) prepared by screw extrusion and solution-casting were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry and scanning electron microscopy. From the measured glass-transition temperatures (Tg) and specific heat increments (ΔCp) at the Tg, SAN appears to dissolve more in the PC-rich phase than does PC in the SAN-rich phase. Also, the decrease of Tg (PC) in PC/ABS blends is larger than in the PC/SAN blends. From the Tg behavior and the electron microscopy study, it is suggested that the compatibility increases more in the SAN-rich compositions than in the PC-rich compositions of the blends. In the study of extrudate swell of the PC/SAN blends and the PC/ABS blends, the maximum level of extrudate swell is reached at 0.5 weight fraction of PC for both blend systems. The Flory-Huggins polymer-polymer interaction parameter (χ12) between PC and SAN was calculated and found to be 0.034 ± 0.004. A similar value of χ for PC and SAN was found with the PC/ABS blends.
Additional Material:
16 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pen.760281706
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