Premium
Miscibility of crystalline and amorphous polymers: Poly‐ethylene/polyisobutylene blends
Author(s) -
Szabó Péter,
Pukánszky Béla
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19981290104
Subject(s) - miscibility , materials science , polymer blend , polyethylene , dynamic mechanical analysis , polymer , low density polyethylene , flory–huggins solution theory , amorphous solid , polymer chemistry , differential scanning calorimetry , glass transition , composite material , copolymer , thermodynamics , organic chemistry , chemistry , physics
Blends were prepared from a linear low density polyethylene and a polyisobutylene in the entire composition range. Flory‐Huggins interaction parameters were determined from DMTA and DSC measurements. The usual technique had to be modified in the case of DSC data, since the T g of PE cannot be determined by this technique. The two methods yielded identical results and indicated good interaction of the components, which was supported also by a SEM study and the mechanical properties of the blends.