Volume 116, Issue 1 pp. 320-327

In-process ultrasonic measurements of orientation and disorientation relaxation of high-density polyethylene/polyamide-6 composites with compatibilizer

Congmei Lin

Congmei Lin

The State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China

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Huimin Sun

Huimin Sun

The State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China

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Shan Wang

Shan Wang

The State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China

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Jian Huang

Jian Huang

The State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China

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Jiang Li

Corresponding Author

Jiang Li

The State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China

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Shaoyun Guo

Corresponding Author

Shaoyun Guo

The State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China

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First published: 01 December 2009
Citations: 25

Abstract

The relaxation processes of orientation and disorientation of melts of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and polyamide-6 (PA6) blends compatibilized with a compatibilizer precursor (CP) of HDPE-grafted maleic anhydride (HDPE-g-MAH) were investigated in a restricted channel using real-time ultrasonic technique. The experimental results showed that the evolution of ultrasonic velocity of HDPE/PA6 blends during the orientation or disorientation processes could be described by the exponential equation from which the maximum orientation degree and relaxation time could be obtained. Subsequently, the effects of CP on the relaxation processes of orientation and disorientation were studied. In addition, the relations of the CP content and the morphology and viscosity were investigated by scanning electron microscope analysis and rheological tests. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010

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