Effective nondestructive evaluations on UHMWPE/Recycled-PA6 blends using FTIR imaging and dynamic mechanical analysis

Junye Cheng; Xiuying Yang; Liubing Dong; Zhihua Yuan; Wenbo Wang; Shuilin Wu; Shengmei Chen; Guangping Zheng; Wenjun Zhang; Deqing Zhang; Hao Wang

doi:10.1016/j.polymertesting.2017.02.021

Effective nondestructive evaluations on UHMWPE/Recycled-PA6 blends using FTIR imaging and dynamic mechanical analysis

Junye Cheng, Xiuying Yang, Liubing Dong, Zhihua Yuan, Wenbo Wang, Shuilin Wu, Shengmei Chen, Guangping Zheng, Wenjun Zhang, Deqing Zhang, Hao Wang

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Abstract

FTIR imaging which is of in-situ and visualizing capabilities is shown to be extremely valuable in determining the phase structure of a multiphase system. It is found that small quantities of the HDPE-g-MAH compatibilizer could significantly improve the miscibility of the two immiscible polymers. It is further proved that in the UHMWPE/R-PA6 blends the R-PA6 phase distributes continuously, while the UHMWPE phase disperses in a discontinuous manner. Moreover, the blends with 44 wt% R-PA6 is found to exhibit an optimal miscibility behavior. This work demonstrates that FTIR imaging is a direct method in visualizing the miscibility of polymer blends. The combined FTIR imaging and DMA testing offers a new approach for qualitative and quantitative investigations on polymer blends with complex microstructures.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	371-376
Number of pages	6
Journal	Polymer Testing
Volume	59
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2017.02.021
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2017

Keywords

DMA analysis
FTIR imaging
Morphology
Nondestructive evaluations
UHMWPE/Recycled-PA6 blends

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Organic Chemistry
Polymers and Plastics

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