Effects of Compatibilizer on the Properties of Polyoxymethylene/Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Blends

Abstract:

The effects of styrene-co-maleic anhydride (SMA) compatibilizer on the mechanical thermal and morphological properties of polyoxymethylene (POM)/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) blends were inverstigated. POM/ABS blends without and with SMA compatibilizer were prepared by an internal mixer and molded by compression molding. It was found that the dispersion of ABS phase and compatibility could not improve by using SMA compatibilizer in POM/ABS blends due to SMA can be miscible with ABS phase more than POM phase. The addition of ABS in a range of 10-30 wt% could improve the Young’s modulus of POM. Impact strength, tensile strength and percent strain at break of POM/ABS blends decreased with increasing ABS content. The addition of compatibilizer improved Young’s modulus of POM/ABS (60/40, 50/50) blends. The addition of ABS increased the degradation temperature of POM, while SMA compatibilizer did not improve the degradation of POM/ABS blends.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1052)
• Pages: 220-225
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1052.220
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Sirirat Wacharawichanant*, Parida Amorncharoen, Ratiwan Wannasirichoke
• Keywords: Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene, Compatibilizer, Morphology, Polyoxymethylene

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