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Light scattering studies of hi‐impact polystyrene
Author(s) -
Tabar R. J.,
Hu S. R.,
Stein R. S.
Publication year - 1983
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.1983.070280414
Subject(s) - polystyrene , materials science , volume fraction , scattering , light scattering , natural rubber , refractive index , elongation , optics , composite material , phase (matter) , polymer , optoelectronics , chemistry , physics , ultimate tensile strength , organic chemistry
Small‐angle light scattering techniques have been used to evaluate the factors controlling the transparency of two hi‐impact polystyrene films. These factors were found to include surface smoothness, volume fraction of the phases in the system, the difference of the refractive indices of the phases, and the sizes of the phases. The elongation of the rubber phase during processing was also determined.