Book reviews

Cherdron, Harald; Flei�ner, M.; Fuchs, O.; K�nig, K. -H.; Domininghaus, H.; Dehnicke, Kurt; Kelker, H.; Burg, K.

doi:10.1007/bf01412252

Cited by 1 publication

(2 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…However, like many unmodified polymer matrices, POM is extremely brittle in notched impact. Therefore, many studies have reported the toughening of POM by blending POM with an amorphous polymer 7–14. For example, Cherdon et al7 disclosed improving the impact strength of the POM by blending with various copolymers.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, many studies have reported the toughening of POM by blending POM with an amorphous polymer 7–14. For example, Cherdon et al7 disclosed improving the impact strength of the POM by blending with various copolymers. Chiang et al8, 9 studied the addition of a polyurethane or ethylene–propylene–diene terpolymer (EPDM) to the rigid POM matrix to increase its toughness.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Blends of poly(propylene) and polyacetal compatibilized by ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymers

Huang

Cheng

et al. 2003

J of Applied Polymer Sci

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Polymer blends of poly(propylene) (PP) and polyacetal (polyoxymethylene, POM) with ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) copolymers were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), rheological, tensile, and impact measurements, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The PP-POM-EVOH blends were extruded with a co-rotating twin-screw extruder. The ethylene group in the EVOH is partially miscible with PP, whereas the hydroxyl group in the EVOH can form hydrogen bonding with POM. The EVOH tends to reside along the interface, acting as a surfactant to reduce the interfacial tension and to increase the interfacial adhesion between the blends. Results from SEM and mechanical tests indicate that a small quantity of the EVOH copolymer or a smaller vinyl alcohol content in the EVOH copolymer results in a better compatibilized blend in terms of finer phase domains and better mechanical properties.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%