Dynamically vulcanized blends of polypropylene and ethylene-octene copolymer: Comparison of different peroxides on mechanical, thermal, and morphological characteristics

Thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs) are prepared by the dynamic vulcanization process, where crosslinking of an elastomer takes place during its melt mixing with a thermoplastic polymer under high shear. TPVs based on polypropylene (PP) with different grades of ethylene‐octene copolymers (EOC) were pr...

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Published in:Journal of applied polymer science 2009-08, Vol.113 (3), p.1836-1852
Main Authors: Babu, R. Rajesh, Singha, Nikhil K., Naskar, Kinsuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Chemical reactions and properties
Crosslinking
Crosslinking, vulcanization
dynamic vulcanization
Dynamics
ethylene-octene copolymer
Exact sciences and technology
Organic polymers
peroxide
Peroxides
Physicochemistry of polymers
Polymer blends
polypropylene
Polypropylenes
Thermoplastic resins
Vulcanization
Vulcanizing
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Summary:Thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs) are prepared by the dynamic vulcanization process, where crosslinking of an elastomer takes place during its melt mixing with a thermoplastic polymer under high shear. TPVs based on polypropylene (PP) with different grades of ethylene‐octene copolymers (EOC) were prepared with a coagent assisted peroxide crosslinking system. The effect of dynamic vulcanization and influence of various types and concentrations of peroxide were mainly studied on the basis of the mechanical, thermal, and morphological characteristics. Three structurally different peroxides, namely dicumyl peroxide (DCP), tert‐butyl cumyl peroxide (TBCP), and di‐tert‐butyl peroxy isopropyl benzene (DTBPIB) were investigated. The mechanical properties of the TPVs are primarily determined by the extent of crosslinking in the EOC and the degree of degradation in the PP phase. Among all peroxides used DCP gives best overall properties with low‐molecular‐weight EOC, whereas TBCP shows best property level with high‐molecular‐weight EOC‐based TPVs. These can be explained on the basis of the molecular characteristics of EOC and the nature of the peroxide used. Differential scanning calorimetery (DSC) and morphological analysis reveal that PP and EOC are a thermodynamically immiscible system. The melting endotherm was studied to determine the influence of various peroxides on crystallinity of the PP phase. Tensile fracture patterns were also analyzed to study the failure mechanism of the samples. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2009
ISSN:0021-8995
1097-4628
1097-4628
DOI:10.1002/app.30076