Thermal and mechanical behavior of amorphous and semi-crystalline poly(vinylidene fluoride)/poly(methyl methacrylate) blends

• Published in: Macromolecular symposia. Vol. 198; no. 1; pp. 103 - 116
• Main Authors: Jarray, Jlidi, Larbi, Fadhel Ben Cheikh, Vanhulle, Faustine, Dubault, André, Halary, Jean Louis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 01.08.2003; WILEY‐VCH Verlag
• Subjects: Blends; Degree of crystallinity; Fluorides; Glass transition; mechanical relaxation; Plastic deformation; poly(methyl methacrylate); poly(vinylidene fluoride); Polymer blends; Polymethyl methacrylates; Polyvinylidene fluorides

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...