Synergistic mechanical response of Nylon 6/Trogamid (R) T blends

TitleSynergistic mechanical response of Nylon 6/Trogamid (R) T blends
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsRidhore, A, Jog, JPrakash
JournalJournal of Applied Polymer Science
Volume129
Issue1
Pagination65-72
Date PublishedJUL
ISSN0021-8995
Keywordsblends, dielectric properties, mechanical properties, polyamides, Thermal properties
Abstract

Blends of semicrystalline Nylon 6 with a varying ratios of amorphous Nylon are studied for their morphological, thermal, dielectric, and mechanical behavior. Thermal analysis indicated a compositional dependant decrease in the melting and crystallization temperatures of Nylon 6. The blends exhibited a single compositional dependant glass transition temperature in dynamic mechanical thermal analysis and dielectrical relaxation spectroscopy over entire mixing ratio indicating miscibility between the blend components. The values of flexural modulus and tensile modulus of the blends are found to increase without significant loss in the impact properties. The water absorption of the blends is also lower than the values calculated by rule of mixtures. The observed synergistic behavior of the mechanical properties of the blends is indicative of presence of strong interactions in the blends components. (c) 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2013

DOI10.1002/app.38693
Type of Journal (Indian or Foreign)Foreign
Impact Factor (IF)1.64
Divison category: 
Polymer Science & Engineering