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HIPS/γ‐irradiated UHMWPE/carbon black blends: Structuring and enhancement of mechanical properties
Author(s) -
Breuer O.,
Tzur A.,
Narkis M.,
Siegmann A.
Publication year - 1999
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(19991114)74:7<1731::aid-app16>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - carbon black , materials science , composite material , irradiation , structuring , carbon fibers , composite number , physics , natural rubber , finance , nuclear physics , economics
Abstract CB‐containing HIPS/UHMWPE and HIPS/XL‐UHMWPE are unique systems, in which structuring takes place, affecting the electrical (to be described in a future article), rheological, mechanical, and dynamical‐mechanical properties. The XL‐UHMWPE particles have undergone structural fixation due to the crosslinking, maintaining their porosity and internal intricate structure even after high‐temperature melt processing, as opposed to the UHMWPE particles. Differences in the flow mechanisms of HIPS/UHMWPE and HIPS/XL‐UHMWPE blends have been attributed to polymer viscous flow in the former case vs. particle slippage in the latter. The mechanical properties of HIPS/UHMWPE are enhanced when utilizing XL‐UHMWPE as a dispersed phase, especially the strength, because of changes in the inherent properties of the UHMWPE following irradiation, and in particular, the nature of the HIPS/XL‐UHMWPE interface. The results for the CB‐containing 70HIPS/30XL‐UHMWPE blend are especially surprising and of practical importance, due to the fact that no degradation of the mechanical properties has occurred as a result of the CB incorporation. The dynamical mechanical properties reflect the differences between the UHMWPE and XL‐UHMWPE‐containing blends as well. The presence of either type of UHMWPE, CB content, and blend composition affect the dissipation, but have only a minor influence on the transition temperatures of the components. Of special interest is the increased damping of XL‐UHMWPE–containing compositions. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 74: 1731–1744, 1999