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Effects of SEBS-g-MA on rheology, morphology and mechanical properties of PET/HDPE blends

Dobrovszky, Károly and Ronkay, Ferenc (2015) Effects of SEBS-g-MA on rheology, morphology and mechanical properties of PET/HDPE blends. INTERNATIONAL POLYMER PROCESSING, 30 (1). pp. 91-99. ISSN 0930-777X (Submitted)

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Abstract

The effects of additive styrene/ethylene-butylene/styrene copolymer grafted with maleic anhydride (SEBS-g-MA) were investigated on the rheology, morphology and mechanical properties of a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) / high density polyethylene (HDPE) blend. The ratio of the two components was changed in small increments to track phase inversion. The rheology measurements show that SEBS-g-MA acts differently on HDPE and PET, as different morphologies are formed due to viscosity ratio change. With the help of electron microscopy various phases after extrusion and after injection moulding were revealed and identified. Because of the high viscosity of HDPE the co-continuous morphology was immediately formed when PET reached 30 vol%. The range of the co-continuous structure of the blend was wider when SEBS-g-MA was added, and the elongation at break also improved as additive content increased, without a significant strength decrease. The divergence of the mechanical properties from the theoretical value, i.e. the value determined by the mixing rule, can be explained by the changing phase structure.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: T Technology / alkalmazott, műszaki tudományok > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery / gépészmérnöki tudományok
Depositing User: Dr. Ronkay Ferenc
Date Deposited: 29 Sep 2016 11:20
Last Modified: 04 Apr 2023 11:44
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/40484

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