Abstract
Three heat resistant cross-linked PVC foam plastics were prepared and their performances were compared with universal cross-linked PVC structural foam. The results show that these three heat resistant foams have higher glass transition temperatures (close to 100 °C) than universal structural foam (83.2 °C). Compared with the universal structural foam, the three heat resistant foams show much higher decomposition temperature and better chemical stability due to the crosslinking of PVC macromolecular chains. The heat distortion temperature (HDT) values of the three heat resistant foam plastics are just a little higher than that of universal structural foam. The three heat resistant foam plastics have good dimensional stability at 140 °C, and when used as core material can closely adhere to the face plates in medium temperature curing processes. Compared with universal structural foam, the three heat resistant foam plastics have slightly better mechanical properties.
Highlights
Rigid cross-linked polyvinyl chloride (PVC) foam is an ideal core material for sandwich structure composites because of its excellent features, such as outstanding stiffness and strength to weight ratios, self-extinguishing nature, good chemical resistance, sound and thermal insulation properties and low cost
The term commercial cross-linked PVC foams generally refers to rigid polymeric foams based on polyvinyl chloride (PVC), which is modified by an interpenetrating polymer network with aromatic amides
There is a lot of research focused on the peroxide crosslinking of PVC to improve its heat resistance [11,12,13,20], and the crosslinking mechanism is well known, but it has not been used in the preparation of rigid low density cross-linked PVC foam plastics
Summary
Rigid cross-linked PVC foam is an ideal core material for sandwich structure composites because of its excellent features, such as outstanding stiffness and strength to weight ratios, self-extinguishing nature, good chemical resistance, sound and thermal insulation properties and low cost. The third cross-linked PVC foam plastic is prepared by the following method: copolymerization of maleic anhydride (MAH) and acrylonitrile (AN) is followed by grafting with PVC macromolecular chains, and reacted with isocyanate and water Except for the same reaction of universal cross-linked PVC structural foam in the boiled foaming process, peroxide crosslinking of PVC exists in the molded process. There is a lot of research focused on the peroxide crosslinking of PVC to improve its heat resistance [11,12,13,20], and the crosslinking mechanism is well known, but it has not been used in the preparation of rigid low density cross-linked PVC foam plastics. The schematic diagram of the molded process reaction mechanism of heat resistant cross-linked PVC foam III. The schematic diagram of acrylonitrile hydrolysis reaction mechanism in the boiled foaming process
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
