Polymer Engineering and Science · 1994 · 18 citations · 34 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials SciencePolymer ChemistryPolymer EngineeringPolymer MaterialsComposite MaterialsPolymer BlendsPolymer CharacterizationPolymer InterfacesPolymer MorphologyPolymer StructureAcrylonitrile Butadiene StyreneCore-shell ParticlesDispersion CharacterizationInterface MobilityPolymer Blend MorphologyPolymer Blends MorphologyPolymer-polymer InterfacesStyrene-butadiene Rubber
Abstract At 75/25 concentration ratio, bisphenol a polycarbonate (PC)/styreneacry‐lonitrile copolymer (SAN) blend has poor impact resistance compared to PC/ABS. A rubber phase methacrylate‐butadiene‐styrene (MBS) of core/shell type was dispersed in PC/SAN blend. The morphology of the unmodified and modified blend was investigated. The influence of the acrylonitrile ratio in the SAN on the microstructure was studied. It clearly shows that core/shell resides at the interface between PC and SAN. It seems that core/shell particles enhance the adhesion between the different phases. Their presence influences the interface mobility; i.e., the coalescence of the dispersed phase observed in pure PC/SAN is considerably reduced when the MBS particles are added. The impact resistance of the samples was correlated with the morphology.
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