Project Details:

Rubber Toughening of Plastics

Project No.:421-29-91
Start date:1991-01-01
End date:2003-10-27
Division:Polymer Division
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.

Description:
No description available.
Progress:
"Mechanisms of cavitation over a range of temperatures in rubber-toughenedPSAN 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: Structureand Tensile Deformation Mechanisms", by C.B. Bucknall, PureAppl. Chem.73(6), pp. 897-912, 2001.

"Blends Containing Core-Shell Impact Modifiers. Part 2: MeltRheology of Rubber Toughened Plastics", by M. Kozlowski andC.B. Bucknall, PureAppl. Chem.73(6), pp. 913-926, 2001.

"Blends Containing Core-Shell Impact Modifiers. Part 3: Effectsof temperature on tensile impact behaviour", by C. B. Bucknalland G. Ajroldi, Plastics Rubber & Composites 30,377-383 (2001)

"Blends Containing Core-Shell Impact Modifiers. Part 4: Fatiguebehaviour", in preparation

"Blends Containing Core-Shell Impact Modifiers. Part 5: Fracturein dart-drop and notched bending tests", in preparation