Effect of Compatibilizer Content on the Mechanical and Morphological Properties of PET/PP (70/30) Blends

Abstract:

This work investigates the effect of compatibilizer concentration on the mechanical properties of compatibilized polyethylene terephthalate (PET) /polypropylene (PP) blends. A blend containing 70 % (wt) PET, 30 % (wt) PP and 5 - 15 phr compatibilizers were compounded using counter rotating twin screw extruder and fabricated into standard test samples using injection molding. The compatibilizer used is styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene grafted maleic anhydride triblock copolymer (SEBS-g-MAH). Morphological studies show that the particle size of the dispersed PP phase is dependent on the compatibilizer content up to 10 phr. Impact strength and elongation at break showed maximum values with the addition of 10 phr SEBS-g-MAH and a corresponding decrease in flexural and young’s moduli; and strengths.. Overall the mechanical properties of PET/PP blends depend on the control of the morphology of the blend and can be achieved by effective compatibilization using 10 phr SEBS-g-MAH.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 735)
• Pages: 70-74
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.735.70
• Online since: February 2015
• Authors: Ibrahim Mohammed Inuwa, Azman Hassan*, Sani Amril Samsudin
• Keywords: Blends, Compatibilizer, Mechanical Property, Morphology, Polyethylene Terephthalate

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