화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.87, No.3, 516-522, 2003
Blends of i-PP and SBS. II. Influence of in situ compatibilization on the mechanical properties
This article concerns the in situ compatibilization of immiscible isotatic polypropylene/ styrene-butadiene-styrene triblock copolymer blends (i-PP/SBS) by use of a reactive mixture. For this purpose, maleated PP (PP-MAH) and SBS (SBS-MAH) were used as functionalized polymers and 4,4'-diaminediphenylmethane was used as a coupling agent between maleated polymers, resulting in a graft copolymer. Binary blends of i-PP/SBS, nonreactive ternary blends of i-PP/PP-MAH/SBS, and reactive ternary blends of i-PP/PP-MAH/SBS-MAH with varying diamine/anhydride molar ratios were prepared. The mechanical properties of the blends were determined by tensile and impact-resistance tests. The optimum improvement in the mechanical properties was found when the diamine/anhydride molar ratio in the ternary reactive blends was 0.5/1.