Morphology and Properties of ASA/PC Blends

Abstract:

Acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate copolymer/polycarbonate (ASA/PC) blends were prepared over a range of compositions via mixing PC, SAN, and ASA copolymer by melt blending. An analysis was made on the mechanical properties and morphology of the blends. When a small amount SAN was introduced to ASA/PC blends, the dispersion condition of ASA in the matrix was improved and a better integrated mechanical properties was realized. Further increasing the SAN content led to a decrease of impact strength, which was due to the changing of the morphology of the blends and the inherent brittleness of matrix. Introduction

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 450-451)
• Pages: 1467-1470
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.450-451.1467
• Online since: January 2012
• Authors: Ye Han, Jing Liu, Xing Jian He, Chao Zhou
• Keywords: ASA, Mechanical Property, Morpholoy, PC

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