Abstract
AbstractFracture toughness of polypropylene (PP)/poly(styrene‐ran‐butadiene) rubber (SBR) blends as a function of concentration of maleic anhydride (MA) in the maleated polypropylene (MAPP) compatibilizer was investigated under uniaxial static and impact loading conditions. The addition of MAPP to the unmodified PP/rubber blend enhanced the tensile modulus and yield stress as well as the Charpy impact strength. The maximum values were recorded at 1.0 wt% grafted MA in the compatibilizer. V‐shaped blunt‐notched specimens exhibited typical ductile behavior and no breakage of the specimens occurred during the impact fracture tests. Sharp‐notched specimens of uncompatibilized and low‐content MA blends broke in a semibrittle manner, supported by a rapid crack propagation process. Increasing MA content in the blends led to semibrittle‐to‐ductile transition characterized by stable crack propagation. Fracture mechanics experiments, supplemented by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), were also employed to obtain a better understanding of the fracture and deformation behavior. Copyright © 2005 Society of Chemical Industry
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