Modification of chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride) by blending with epoxidized polybutadiene

Abstract

Abstract The compatibility of epoxidized poly( cis ‐1,4‐butadiene) (EPB) with chlorinated polyvinylchloride (CPVC) was investigated. Blends studied covered the complete composition range using EPB at two degrees of epoxidation: 20 and 43 mol % oxirane units. Tensile properties of EPB (63)/CPVC were also studied at the 50/50 composition. Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) showed that both sets of blends were miscible at the segmental level except for the rich CPVC compositions. All blends showed good tensile properties. even those where DMA indicated phase separation. This may be attributed to strong segmental interactions of the donnor‐acceptor type between the oxirane and acidic‐hydrogen‐containing groups of these complementary dissimilar blend partners.