Influence of the morphology on the fire behavior of a polycarbonate/poly(butylene terephthalate) blend

被引:17
作者
Sonnier, Rodolphe [1 ]
Viretto, Amandine [1 ]
Taguet, Aurelie [1 ]
Lopez-Cuesta, Jose-Marie [1 ]
机构
[1] Ecole Mines Ales, Ctr CMGD, F-30319 Ales, France
关键词
polymer blend; morphology; fire behavior; MODIFIED POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLY(BUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE); PHASE-SEPARATION; POLYMER BLENDS; MELT BLENDS; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYCARBONATE; TRANSESTERIFICATION; PBT; PC;
D O I
10.1002/app.36480
中图分类号
O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
学科分类号
070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Polycarbonate/Poly(butylene terephthalate) (PC/PBT) blends are used in various industrial sectors, particularly in the cable industry. In this work, the fire behavior of PC/PBT blends was studied for the entire range of blend composition to investigate the relation between fire properties and blend morphology. The morphology of the binary blends used presents a phase inversion point for 2530 wt % PBT. Various tests have been performed to characterize the fire behavior [limiting oxygen index (LOI), epiradiator test, cone calorimeter, and pyrolysis combustion flow calorimeter (PCFC)]. A change in fire behavior has been observed when the PBT content increases from 20 to 30 wt %, corresponding to the phase inversion, from a continuous rich-PC phase to a continuous rich-PBT phase. Consequently, it can be suggested that the control of the morphology of binary polymer blends is crucial to improve their fire properties. (C) 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2012
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页码:3148 / 3158
页数:11
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