Thermal and mechanical behavior of amorphous and semi-crystalline poly(vinylidene fluoride)/poly(methyl methacrylate) blends
Various PVDF/PMMA (poly(vinylidene fluoride)/poly(methyl methacrylate)) blends were selected for mechanical testing in compression. At low PVDF content (less than 50/50 w/w), the blends remain amorphous and PVDF and PMMA are fully miscible. In PVDF‐richer blends, PVDF crystallizes in part, leading t...
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Published in | Macromolecular symposia. Vol. 198; no. 1; pp. 103 - 116 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Weinheim
WILEY-VCH Verlag
01.08.2003
WILEY‐VCH Verlag |
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Summary: | Various PVDF/PMMA (poly(vinylidene fluoride)/poly(methyl methacrylate)) blends were selected for mechanical testing in compression. At low PVDF content (less than 50/50 w/w), the blends remain amorphous and PVDF and PMMA are fully miscible. In PVDF‐richer blends, PVDF crystallizes in part, leading to a PMMA‐enriched homogeneous amorphous phase. In this study, the degree of crystallinity was set at equilibrium by appropriate annealing of the samples before testing. Mechanical analysis was focused on the low deformation range, and especially on the yield region. Depending on the test temperature and blend composition, three types of response were identified, depending on whether plastic deformation is influenced: 1) by the PMMA secondary relaxation motions, 2) by the PVDF/PMMA glass transition motions, or 3) by the crystallite‐constrained PVDF chains. |
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Bibliography: | istex:BB3A55A50A5C06BB2F8DB08F2C0110A55B976B45 ArticleID:MASY200350810 ark:/67375/WNG-BRP35SSK-J ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 1022-1360 1521-3900 |
DOI: | 10.1002/masy.200350810 |