Publication: Self-reinforcing elastomer composites based on polyolefinic thermoplastic elastomer and thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer
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2008-02-15
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10974628
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00218995
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Mahidol University
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Journal of Applied Polymer Science. Vol.107, No.4 (2008), 2375-2384
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Sunan Saikrasun, Taweechai Amornsakchai Self-reinforcing elastomer composites based on polyolefinic thermoplastic elastomer and thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. Vol.107, No.4 (2008), 2375-2384. doi:10.1002/app.27092 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/19089
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Self-reinforcing elastomer composites based on polyolefinic thermoplastic elastomer and thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer
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In situ reinforcing elastomer composites based on Santoprene thermoplastic elastomer, a polymerized polyolefin compound of ethylene-propylene-diene monomer/polypropylene, and a thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer (TLCP), Rodrun LC3000, were prepared using a single-screw extruder. The rheological behavior, morphology, mechanical, and thermal properties of the blends containing various LC3000 contents were investigated. All neat components and their blends exhibited shear thinning behavior. With increasing TLCP content, processability became easier because of the decrease in melt viscosity of the blends. Despite the viscosity ratio of dispersed phase to the matrix phase for the blend system is lower than 0.14, most of TLCP domains in the blends containing 5-10 wt % LC3000 appeared as droplets. At 20 wt % LC3000 or more, the domain size of TLCP became larger because of the coalescence of liquid TLCP threads that occurred during extrusion. The addition of LC3000 into the elastomer matrix enhanced the initial tensile modulus considerably whereas the extensibility of the blends remarkably decreased with addition of high TLCP level (>.20 wt %). The incorporation of LC3000 into Santoprene slightly improved the thermal resistance both in nitrogen and in air. Dynamic mechanical analysis results clearly showed an enhancement in dynamic moduli for the blends with 20-30 wt % LC3000. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
