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Blends of polyamide 6, polycarbonate, and poly(propylene oxide). II. Reactive compatibilization–thermal degradation relationships
Author(s) -
Costa Dilma A.,
Oliveira Clara Marize F.
Publication year - 2001
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.1697
Subject(s) - polycarbonate , polyamide , materials science , thermal stability , miscibility , compatibilization , polymer chemistry , polymer blend , polymer , degradation (telecommunications) , copolymer , composite material , chemical engineering , engineering , telecommunications , computer science
The thermal degradation of some blends of polyamide 6/polycarbonate (PA6/PC) and polyamide 6/polycarbonate/poly(propylene oxide) (PA6/PC/PPO) were investigated. The copolymer formed during the mixing of polyamide 6 and polycarbonate, at 240°C, for 30 min, increases the thermal stability of PA6/PC and of PA6/PC/PPO blends. This increase in the thermal stability occurs due to the plasticizing effect of PPO, which increases the mobility of the molecules of PA6 and PC, and consequently increases the probability of the reaction between the —NH 2 and —O—CO—O groups of polyamide 6 and polycarbonate, respectively. The ternary blends with PPO (5–10% w/w) have lower thermal stability than PA6/PC blends. This is due to the decrease of miscibility between these polymers and the rise of the diluting effect. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 81: 2556–2562, 2001