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Thermal stability of ethylene–vinyl acetate and ethylene–propylene–diene (EVA–EPDM) blends
Author(s) -
Mishra S.,
Balakrishnan S.,
Chandra R.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(19981128)70:9<1829::aid-app22>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - thermogravimetry , thermal stability , ethylene propylene rubber , materials science , epdm rubber , ethylene , ethylene vinyl acetate , diene , polymer chemistry , activation energy , chemical engineering , natural rubber , organic chemistry , chemistry , composite material , copolymer , polymer , catalysis , engineering
The thermal behavior of ethylene–vinyl acetate (EVA) and ethylene propylene–diene (EPDM) blends have been studied by thermogravimetry in nitrogen. The activation energy, preexponential factor, and lifetime have been calculated using software‐based on the Flynn and Wall isoconversional procedure. The maximum thermal stability in nitrogen atmosphere was observed for the EV80–EP20 blend. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 70: 1829–1835, 1998