PBT blends with rigid polymer and elastomer inclusions: The effect of component type and reactivity on mechanical behaviour

Polymer International

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2066-2071

  Kelnar, Ivan ^a   Kotek, Jiří ^a   Munteanu, Bogdanel S ^a   Kaprálková, Ludmila ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Elastomers; Improved balance of properties; PBT; Reactive compatibilization; Ternary blend

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMERS; EPOXY RESINS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYIMIDES; POLYMERS; VISCOSITY;

MICROMECHANICAL BEHAVIORS; POLY(BUTYLENE TERAPHTHALATE) (PBT); TERNARY BLENDS;

POLYBUTENES;

POLYMER SCIENCE;

EID: 10044254600     PISSN: 09598103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pi.1629     Document Type: Article

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