Number: 421/29/91
Title: Rubber Toughening of Plastics
Coordinator(s): C.B.
Bucknall and M.
Kozlowski
Completion Date: 2003
Objective:
Effect of matrix type (PC, PMMA, PSAN, PVC) and rubber particle
type (PBu, PBA) at 20 vol% on the rheological and mechanical properties
of rubber-toughened plastics.
Progress:
"Mechanisms of cavitation over a range of temperatures in rubber-toughened
PSAN containing three-stage core-shell particles", by J.U.
Starke, R. Godehardt, G.H. Michler and C.B. Bucknall, J. Mat.
Sci. 22,1855-1860 (1997).
"Blends Containing Core-Shell Impact Modifiers. Part 1: Structure
and Tensile Deformation Mechanisms", by C.B. Bucknall, Pure
Appl. Chem.
73(6), pp. 897-912, 2001.
"Blends Containing Core-Shell Impact Modifiers. Part 2: Melt
Rheology of Rubber Toughened Plastics", by M. Kozlowski and
C.B. Bucknall, Pure
Appl. Chem.
73(6), pp. 913-926, 2001.
"Blends Containing Core-Shell Impact Modifiers. Part 3: Effects
of temperature on tensile impact behaviour", by C. B. Bucknall
and G. Ajroldi, Plastics Rubber & Composites 30,
377-383 (2001)
"Blends Containing Core-Shell Impact Modifiers. Part 4: Fatigue
behaviour", in preparation
"Blends Containing Core-Shell Impact Modifiers. Part 5: Fracture
in dart-drop and notched bending tests", in preparation
Last update: 27 October 2003