References and Notes(1) Rare Earth Metal Containing Polymers,8.

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The impact failure of blends of nylon 6,6 and low density polyethylene grafted with maleic anhydride (PEgMA) is discussed in terms of fracture morphology, composition, and particle adhesion and dispersion. Basic criteria for effective impact modification of these materials are developed. A numerical model for estimating the extent of shear banding resulting from shear stress field overlap between neighboring impact modifier particles is presented.

Polymerization of p‐xylylene was carried out from the gas phase with monomer produced by the pyrolysis of [2,2]‐p‐cyclophane. The crystalline form and preferred orientation of as‐polymerized polymer deposited at various temperatures (−196 to 80°C) were investigated by x‐ray diffraction methods. The melting behavior and other thermal transitions were studied by DSC. At 80°C the polymer film deposit is a mixture of the α and β forms, while between 60 and 0°C the deposit is of the α form. At lower temperature the polymer deposit is mainly of the β form, which shows diffuse reflections. At liquid nitrogen temperature it is of the β form with sharp reflections, contaminated with a small amount of oligomer. It was also found that at low temperatures, fibrillar crystals grow from the substrate in a direction 45° against the gas flow, and at even lower temperature, well‐oriented filmlike crystals grow perpendicular to the substrate surface.

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