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Properties of poly(ethylene terephthalate)/poly(ethylene naphthalate) blends
Author(s) -
Rwei SyangPeng
Publication year - 1999
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.11634
Subject(s) - materials science , ethylene , poly ethylene , composite material , polymer science , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , chemistry
Abstract Blends composed of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) as the majority component and poly(ethylene naphthalate)(PEN) as the minority component were melt‐mixed in a single screw extruder at various PET/PEN compound ratios. Tensile and flexural test results reveal a good PET/PEN composition dependence, indicating that the compatibility of the blends is effective in a macrodomain. In thermal tests, single transitions for T g , T m and T c (crystallization temperature), respectively, are observed from DSC as well as single T g from DMA except for 50/50 blends. These results suggests that the compatibility is sufficient down to the submicron level. Moreover, isothermal DSC tests along with Avrami analysis indicate that PET's crystallization is significantly retarded when blended with PEN. Results in this study demonstrate that PEN is a highly promising additive to improve PET's spinnability at high speeds.