Abstract
The behaviour of some microstructured polymers obtained under dynamic vulcanization conditions in a pilot reactor containing a mixture of EPDM rubber and high density polyethylene (HDPE) at various elastomer/plastic polymer weight ratios in the presence of sulphur (system I) and peroxides (system II) as cross-linking agents was studied. We correlated the swelling in the solvent and the thermal properties with the chemical composition and microstructure of the polymer. The results are very useful in choosing the appropriate utilisation of these polymer mixtures in various industrial domains.
Keywords
EPDM (ethylene-propylene-dien monomer) rubber, Polyethylene, Microstructure, Swelling, Thermal analysis.
Citation
S. VISAN, V. CIOBOTARU, F. IONESCU, C. ZAHARIA, F. MICULESCU, C. CINCU, Correlation of chemical composition and microstructure with technical properties of an elasto-plastic composite material, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 4, 5, May 2010, pp.722-725 (2010).
Submitted at: May 4, 2010
Accepted at: May 20, 2010