Abstract
AbstractThe effect of size of crosslinked monodisperse spherical polymer particles on the steady shear and dynamic rheology of filled poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) composites was studied for PMMA and polystyrene (PS) particles in the range from 0.1 to 1.3 micron particle size. For PMMA matrices filled with crosslinked PS particles, reduction in filler size increases non‐Newtonian behavior. Particle size effects on the rheology of filled PMMA were much less pronounced for PMMA filler. The rate of growth of steady shear viscosity with aging time was much larger for PMMA filled with PS particles than with PMMA particles. The apparent yield stress of filled PMMA composites was estimated from Casson plots. The yield stress was negligible for PMMA filler but increased with decreasing particle size for PS filler. We suggest that PS particles are rejected by the PMMA matrix and form clusters, causing large enhancements in viscosity and moduli. Polym. Eng. Sci. 44:452–462, 2004. © 2004 Society of Plastics Engineers.
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