TY - GEN
T1 - The influence of blend composition and additive type on the properties of LDPE-PA6-blends
AU - Burgstaller, Christoph
AU - Riedland, Bernhard
AU - Stadlbauer, Wolfgang
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The aim of this work was to investigate the effects of the composition on the properties of LDPE-PA6 blends with an emphasis on the addition of EVA, because this material is often used as interlayer in packaging films. Furthermore, also the effects of additional compatibilization on the blend properties should be investigated. We found, that the addition of EVA alone shows some compatibilizing effects in blend properties, like impact strength and viscosity. Further improvements can be gained by adding prefabricated additives, like maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene and ethylene vinyl acetate, while the in situ production of such additive shows some reduced effects, likely due to some reduced accessibility of the EVA component for the in-situ grafting. Nevertheless all the investigated approaches show some effectiveness in compatibilisation, which will help to re-use such materials in other applications.
AB - The aim of this work was to investigate the effects of the composition on the properties of LDPE-PA6 blends with an emphasis on the addition of EVA, because this material is often used as interlayer in packaging films. Furthermore, also the effects of additional compatibilization on the blend properties should be investigated. We found, that the addition of EVA alone shows some compatibilizing effects in blend properties, like impact strength and viscosity. Further improvements can be gained by adding prefabricated additives, like maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene and ethylene vinyl acetate, while the in situ production of such additive shows some reduced effects, likely due to some reduced accessibility of the EVA component for the in-situ grafting. Nevertheless all the investigated approaches show some effectiveness in compatibilisation, which will help to re-use such materials in other applications.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85010645252
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85010645252
T3 - Annual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings
SP - 61
EP - 65
BT - ANTEC 2016 - Proceedings of the Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition of the Society of Plastics Engineers
PB - Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE)
T2 - 74th Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition of the Society of Plastics Engineers, SPE ANTEC Indianapolis 2016
Y2 - 23 May 2016 through 25 May 2016
ER -