Journal
JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY
Volume 96, Issue 1, Pages 7-14Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-008-9831-3
Keywords
dilatometer; expansion probe; glass transition temperature; polycarbonate/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (PC/ABS) blend; thermomechanical analysis (TMA)
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An inherent challenge with polymer blends is the difficulty in resolving the glass transition, T (g), for the smaller mass fraction component. The objective of this work was to determine the practical scanning conditions for identifying the dual T (g)'s for a 75:25 polycarbonate/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (PC/ABS) blend using a thermomechanical analyzer (TMA). Scanning rates up to 20A degrees C min(-1) using dilatometer and expansion modes were studied. Heating and cooling rates were found to affect both T (g) values but the effects were not simple relationships. T (g) values could either increase or decrease depending on the scanning rate applied. Higher rates resulted in large thermal lags which opened the accuracy of measurements to question. Generally, higher rates tended to display only one T (g) but the duality of T (g)'s can be detected with scanning rates between 0.5 and 5A degrees C min(-1) for both modes.
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