Influence of different compatibilizers on the morphology and properties of PA6/PET/glass fiber composites

Three kinds of compatibilizers, ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer (EEA), ethylene-ethyl acrylate-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer (EAG), and ethene-maleic anhydride-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer (EMG), were introduced to PA6/PET/GF blends for the first time to study the effect of different compatibilizers on composite. EEA, EAG, and EMG showed different effect on the properties of PA6/PET/GF blends. An observation of the GF-resin interface by scanning electronic microscope indicated EAG and EMG enhanced the adhesion of resin to GF, while EEA exhibited no improvement. Differential scanning calorimetry analysis showed that both EMG and EAG increased the degree of crystallinity of the PA6/PET/GF blends, whereas EEA declined. According to dynamic mechanical analysis, EAG, and EMG remarkably increased the storage modulus of composites. For the composites at a given GF content of 30 wt %, EMG increased the tensile strength from 140.6 to 156.3 MPa. (c) 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2018, 135, 46429.