A Brief Analysis of Thermal Properties of Mixed (PP/EPR)/ABS with Five Model Compatibilizers | Chapter 04 | Emerging Trends in Engineering Research and Technology Vol. 1
The inluences of incorporating compatibilizers E-EA-MAH, E-MA-GMA, E-AM, SEBS KRATON G, or PP-g-MAH on the thermal properties of mixed (polypropylene/ethylene propylene rubber)/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (PP/EPR)/ABS have been investigated. It has been shown that the mixture of polypropylene and ABS is not sufficiently stable. This instability has referred to an incompatibility between these two copolymers. Thus, in this study, to improve this behavior, we introduce the compatibilizing agents mentioned above. They are all from commerce. The objective for each mixture developed in this study is to have a composite material with optimal thermal stability. The temperature range explored for all of our mixes ranges from -100°C to 200°C (increase of 10°C/min or decrease of -10°C/min), by two sweeps back and forth with delays of two minutes at the limits of this interval. DSC investigations have revealed that the incorporation of 5% of ABS in the copolymer (PP/EPR) does not fundament...