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Rheology and processability of polyamide66 filled with different‐sized and size‐distributed calcium carbonate
Author(s) -
Zhang Jun,
Wu JunLi,
Mo Hong,
Ma ZhenMao,
Zhou Ninglin,
Yuan Jiang,
Shen Jian
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
polymer composites
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1548-0569
pISSN - 0272-8397
DOI - 10.1002/pc.21186
Subject(s) - materials science , rheometer , extrusion , rheology , composite material , calcium carbonate , apparent viscosity , viscosity , shear (geology) , shear rate
Two‐sized calcium carbonates (CaCO 3 ) were blended and filled into polyamide66 (PA66). The shear viscosity of PA66/CaCO 3 composites was measured with a capillary extrusion rheometer. The results showed that the shear viscosity of the efficient size distribution samples (PA66 was filled with 600/2500 mesh CaCO 3 blending) obviously decreased compared with that of the single‐size distribution samples (PA66 was filled with 600 or 2500 mesh CaCO 3 ). The shear viscosity of PA66/CaCO 3 composites at different temperatures was also studied. The results showed that the flow activation energy and flow activation entropy of the efficient size distribution samples obviously increased compared with those of the single‐size distribution samples. The change in flow activation entropy was used to explain the experimental results of shear viscosity. The processability of PA66/CaCO 3 composites was evaluated with a HAAKE torque rheometer. The results showed that the processability of the efficient size distribution samples was obviously improved and the best efficiency of processability improvement appeared in the 30 wt% CaCO 3 content. POLYM. COMPOS., 2011. © 2011 Society of Plastics Engineers