Naslov
Blends of thermoplastic polyurethane and polypropylene. I. Mechanical and phase behavior

Autori
Govorčin Bajsić, Emi ; Šmit, Ivan ; Leskovac, Mirela

Izvornik
Journal of Applied Polymer Science (0021-8995) 104 (2007), 6; 3980-3985

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
blends; polyurethane; polypropylene; mechanical properties; phase structure

Sažetak
Pure thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), polypropylene (PP) and TPU/PP blends with different weight ratios prepared in a twin-screw extruder were investigated by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), the universal tester for mechanical investigation and by wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD). The addition of PP above 20 wt.% to the TPU stepwise changed the ductility and Young’ s modulus, i.e. apparently a kind of ductile → brittle transition occurred between TPU/PP 80/20 and TPU/PP 60/40 blends. This fact and the result of analysis of WAXD curves indicated matrix → dispersed phase inversion in this concentration region. TPU melt enabled easier migration of the PP chains and prolonged crystallization of PP matrix during solidification process affecting thus crystallite size, orientation and crystallinity. In accordance to this fact, DMA results indicated partial miscibility of polypropylene with polyurethane in the TPU/PP blends due to the lack of interfacial interaction and adhesion between the nonpolar crystalline PP and polar TPU phases.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kemijsko inženjerstvo

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