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Macromolecular Division

WORKING PARTY ON STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF COMMERCIAL POLYMERS

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

 

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