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The vibration welding of polycarbonate/acrylonitrile‐butadiene‐styrene blends to themselves and to other resins and blends
Author(s) -
Stokes Vijay K.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.11349
Subject(s) - materials science , polycarbonate , composite material , welding , acrylonitrile butadiene styrene , polyamide
The weldabilities of two commercial blends of polycarbonate (PC) and acrylonitrile‐butadiene‐styrene (ABS) to themselves and to several other resins and blends are assessed through 120 Hz vibration welds of 6.35‐ and 3.2‐mm‐thick specimens. While the thicker specimens of both blends have relative weld strengths of 83%, the thinner specimens in one of the grades have a lower relative weld strength of 73%. Welds of thicker specimens of both grades to PC have relative strengths of 85%. Again, welds of thinner specimens of one of the grades to PC have a lower relative strengths of 68%. Welds of the thinner specimens of this grade with ABS have relative strengths of 85%. Welds of this material with poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT), a PC/PBT blend, modified poly(phenylene oxide), and a poly(phenylene oxide)/polyamide blend, have relative weld strengths of 45%, 26%, 76%, and 20%, respectively.