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Thermal behavior and properties of polystyrene/poly(methyl methacrylate) blends
Author(s) -
Chuai Chengzhi,
Almdal Kristoffer,
LyngaaeJørgensen Jørgen
Publication year - 2003
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/app.13294
Subject(s) - materials science , polystyrene , thermogravimetric analysis , methyl methacrylate , copolymer , thermal stability , differential scanning calorimetry , glass transition , poly(methyl methacrylate) , polymer chemistry , composite material , chemical engineering , polymer , physics , engineering , thermodynamics
The thermal behavior and properties of immiscible blends of polystyrene (PS) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) with and without PS‐ b ‐PMMA diblock copolymer at different melt blending times were investigated by use of a differential scanning calorimeter. The weight fraction of PS in the blends ranged from 0.1 to 0.9. From the measured glass transition temperature ( T g ) and specific heat increment (Δ C p ) at the T g , the PMMA appeared to dissolve more in the PS phase than did the PS in the PMMA phase. The addition of a PS‐ b ‐PMMA diblock copolymer in the PS/PMMA blends slightly promoted the solubility of the PMMA in the PS and increased the interfacial adhesion between PS and PMMA phases during processing. The thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) showed that the presence of the PS‐ b ‐PMMA diblock copolymer in the PS/PMMA blends afforded protection against thermal degradation and improved their thermal stability. Also, it was found that the PS was more stable against thermal degradation than that of the PMMA over the entire heating range. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 91: 609–620, 2004