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Symposium: S13 - Polymer Blends
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Influence of Electron Beam Irradiation on the Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Polypropylene/Polyamide6 Blends

NAKAMURA SHIGEYA (1)*, KATSUHISA TOKUMITSU (2)

(1) Hitachi Chemical - IBARAGI - Japan, (2) The University of Shiga Prefecture - SHIGA - Japan

The effects of electron beam irradiation on the mechanical and thermal properties of polypropylene (PP) and polyamide6 (PA6) blends—with talc 20 wt% as filler, SEBS-g-MAH as compatibilizer, and triallyl isocyanurate as crosslinking agent—were investigated. Although the tensile and flexural moduli and strengths of the PP/PA6 blends with talc, SEBS-g-MAH, and TAIC could be increased by the application of electron beam irradiation, the impact strength was decreased. Differential scanning calorimetry measurements showed that the melting temperatures of all of the PP/PA6 blends decreased with increases in the electron beam irradiation dose. Ddifferential scanning calorimetryer measurements showed that the melting temperatures of all PP/PA6 blends were decreased with increases in the electron beam irradiationdose. From dynamic mechanical analyzer results, a storage modulus curve in the plateau region was observed only in the PP/PA6 blends with talc, SEBS-g-MAH, and TAIC; the intensity increased with increasing electron beam irradiation dose, indicating that the three-dimensional network developed gradually in the more amorphous PA6. As a result, the most significant improvement observed in heat distortion tests under high load (1.8 MPa) occurred at 200 kGy.