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Effect of matrix composition on the fracture behavior of rubber-modified PMMA/PVC blends

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PB-g-MMA core-shell impact modifiers were synthesized by seed emulsion polymerization and impact-modified PMMA/PVC blends were prepared by melt blending PMMA, PVC and PB-g-MMA at 160 °C. The PB-g-MMA particles were dispersed uniformly in the PMMA/PVC matrix. PMMA/PVC blends were prepared in the blend ratio from 100/0 to 0/100 and the rubber content was kept 16% in all the compositions. The effects of matrix composition on the mechanical properties and morphology of the blends were studied. It was found that when the matrix was a PMMA-rich system, the sample broke in a brittle mode and crazing of the matrix was the main mechanisms of deformation. When the matrix was a PVC-rich system, the sample broke in a ductile mode and the main deformation mechanisms were cavitation of the particle and shear yielding of the matrix. There existed a transition from crazing to shear yielding in the rubber-modified PMMA/PVC blend as the matrix composition varied.

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  1. Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China

    Chao Zhou & Hui-Xuan Zhang

  2. School of Chemical Engineering, Changchun University of Technology, Changchun, 130012, China

    Qing-Bo Si, Yu-Hui Ao, Zhi-Yong Tan, Shu-Lin Sun, Ming-Yao Zhang & Hui-Xuan Zhang

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Zhou, C., Si, QB., Ao, YH. et al. Effect of matrix composition on the fracture behavior of rubber-modified PMMA/PVC blends. Polym. Bull. 58, 979–988 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-006-0710-4

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