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Effect of heterogeneous nucleation on isotactic polypropylene-polyoxymethylene blends properties and miscibility

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This paper presents a study of the effect of heterogeneous nucleation on isotactic polypropylene-polyoxymethylene (iPP-POM) blends properties and miscibility. Polyoxymethylene have been blended with polypropylene matrix in three different amounts: 25, 50, and 75 wt% with and without sorbitol based nucleating agent. Thermal and mechanical properties of blends have been investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), dynamic mechanic thermal analysis (DMTA), static tensile test as well as rheological analysis. The structure of the blends was investigated using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and polarized optical microscopy (PM). Rheological analysis confirmed that the iPP-POM blends are partially miscible in a molten state.

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    Mateusz Barczewski, Danuta Matykiewicz & Jacek Andrzejewski

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Barczewski, M., Matykiewicz, D. & Andrzejewski, J. Effect of heterogeneous nucleation on isotactic polypropylene-polyoxymethylene blends properties and miscibility. Macromol. Res. 23, 850–860 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13233-015-3117-y

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