Abstract
The complex shear modulus of immiscible polymer blends was measured by a frequency sweep experiment for polystyrene (PS)/low density polyethylene (LDPE) and poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA)/LDPE blends at constant composition (13.5/86.5 vol %) and compared with the prediction model of Palierne. Different morphologies of each blend were also prepared using a rheometer with a constant shear rate and different strain. There was morphological dependency on the complex shear modulus at constant temperature. However, this dependency disappeared at specific temperatures in the frequency sweep experiment. There seemed to be a specific temperature like critical flow temperature (Tcf) of amorphous polymer. The difference in morphology affected the complex shear modulus of blends below the specific temperature, Tcf, but did play a major role in determining the complex shear modulus of blends at over specific temperature. A new method may be needed to determine the critical flow temperature of an amorphous polymer via the measurement of a complex shear modulus for immiscible polymer blends. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 86: 917–924, 2002
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