Journal of Materials Science, Vol.30, No.13, 3300-3306, 1995
Novel Aspects of the Microstructure of pp/Pa Blends Prepared by Reactive Compounding as Studied by Microhardness
The microhardness of injection-moulded i-polypropylene/polyamide (iPP/PA) blends prepared by reactive compounding was determined. The formulation rules and processing technology for the preparation of these alloys was reported previously. iPP/PA com positions between 100/0 and 50/50 using functionalized PP with various deg rees of mainchain grafting, were investigated. It is shown that the deviation of microhardness from the additivity law of the single components is mainly due to a decrease in the crystallinity of the iPP phase. The results are discussed in the light of the microstructural variations as revealed by X-ray diffraction methods.