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Interaction-structure-property relationships in amorphous polymer blends

Department of Plastics and Rubber Technology, Technical University of Budapest, P.O. Box 92, 1521 Budapest, Hungary HU
Polymer Bulletin (impact factor: 1.53). 01/2000; 44(4):363-370. DOI:10.1007/s002890070085 pp.363-370

ABSTRACT Miscibility, structure and property relationships were studied by different techniques for various polymer pairs. Four blends
of polystyrene (PS), styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN), polycarbonate (PC) and polyphenylene oxide (PPO) [PS/PPO, PS/PC,
PS/SAN and PPO/SAN] were investigated in the entire composition range. Glass transition temperatures were measured by DSC,
mechanical properties were characterized by tensile test, methanol absorption was determined at 50 °C. The Flory-Huggins interaction
parameter (χ) was derived from Hildebrand solubility parameters, and compared to χ-related quantities calculated from the
experimental results. Good correlation was obtained between parameters derived from different methods used for the characterization
of polymer/polymer interaction.

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Keywords

characterization
 
different techniques
 
DSC
 
entire composition range
 
Good correlation
 
Hildebrand solubility parameters
 
Miscibility
 
polymer/polymer interaction
 
polyphenylene oxide
 
polystyrene
 
property relationships
 
styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer
 
tensile test
 
various polymer pairs
 
χ-related quantities
 

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