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Taylor and Francis Group, Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B Physics, 1(45), p. 139-152

DOI: 10.1080/00222340500408143

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Activation Energy for the Glass Transition of a Confined Elastomer in HDPE/PP Blends

Journal article published in 2006 by A. Manzur, F. Hernández Sánchez ORCID
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Abstract

Blends of two highly crystalline polymers containing an elastomer were prepared to study the glass transition of the confined elastomer. The polymers chosen were high density poly ethylene (HDPE), polypropylene (PP), and two elastomers of a different nature: natural number (NR) and EPDM. The dynamic mechanical analyzer (DMA) technique was used to analyze the storage modulus of blends with elastomer content from 0% to 30% by weight, with the remainder made up of equal amounts of HDPE and PP, and blends with 10% of the elastomer, but varied ratios of polyolefins. We used the differentiation modification of the Arrhenius method in the kinetic analysis assuming an n‐order relaxation mechanism, which allowed detecting the percolation threshold of NR. Results indicate that both temperature and activation energy for glass transition (T g ) are dependent on the types of polymers in the blend and blend composition. The T g and E values of the unblended elastomers are higher than those in blends; this behavior is associated with the elastomer confinement and blend morphology.