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The Tensile Properties Of Compatible Glassy Polyblends Based Upon Poly(2,6-Dimethyl-1,4-Phenylene Oxide)., Lothar Walter Kleiner
The Tensile Properties Of Compatible Glassy Polyblends Based Upon Poly(2,6-Dimethyl-1,4-Phenylene Oxide)., Lothar Walter Kleiner
Doctoral Dissertations 1896 - February 2014
The mechanical behavior of compatible glassy polyblends based upon poly (2 , 6-dimethyl-l , 4-phenylene oxide) (PPO) was investigated. In particular, the influence of composition, molecular weight, and molecular weight distribution upon the large deformation tensile properties was assessed. Various possible correlations between the experimentally determined moduli and theory are considered. Included are correlations with density, packing density, composite theory and lattice fluid theory. Similarities in behavior of the compatible glassy polyblends to the phenomenon known as "antiplasticization" is presented. The modeling of the properties of these polymer mixtures via Simplex lattice design is also detailed. Finally, attention is given …