Polypropylene oxide reinforced

Rubbery behavior—large, reversible extensibility—implies an absence of crystallinity, and this is usually the case for undeformed elastomers. However, small extents of crystallization may be present at ambient temperature in some elastomers, including EPDM with high ethylene content, epichlorohydrin rubber, and polypropylene oxide. The crystallites in these materials can act as reinforcing agents. Many thermoplastic elastomers have crystalline domains that function as reversible crosslinks (Rzymski and Radusch, 2005 Bhowmick and Stephens, 2001). 

The growth of these materials is reflected in the number of polymers which are being glass reinforced. These include polypropylene, polystyrene, styrene acrylonitrile, nylon, polyethylene, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, modified polyphenylene oxide, polycarbonate, acetal, polysulfone, polyurethane, poly (vinyl chloride), and polyester. In addition, the reinforced thermoplastics available now include long-fiber compounds, short-fiber compounds, super concentrates for economy, a combination of long and short fibers, and blends of polymer and fibrous glass. 

O Donnell, B. White, J.R. Stress-accelerated photo-oxidation of polypropylene and glass fibre-reinforced polypropylene. Polym. Degrad. Stab. 1994, 44, 211-222. 

E/TFE = ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene, E/CTFE = ethylene/chlorotrifluoroethylene, EPE = oxide, E/VAL = ethylene/vinyl alcohol, FEP = tetrafluoroethylene/hexafluoropropylene, FU = furan, pA = polyamide, PCTFE = polychlorotrifluoroethyl-ene, HDPE = high-density polyethylene, PF = propylene formaldehyde, PFA = perfluoro alkoxyalkane, PP = polypropylene, PTFE = polytetrafluoroethylene, PUR = polyurethane, PVC = polyvinyl chloride, PVDF = polyvinylidene fluoride, UP = unsaturated polyester, UP-GF = fiberglass-reinforced unsaturated polyester, VE-GF = fiberglass-reinforced vinyl ester, FU-GF = fiberglass-reinforced furane, EP-GF = fiberglass-reinforced ester, CR = chloroprene rubber, CSM = chlo-rosulfonyl polyethylene, FPM = vinylidene fluoride/hexafluoropropylene copolymer, HR = isobutane-isoprene rubber, NBR = nitrile-butadiene rubber, NR = natural rubber, SBR = styrene-butadiene rubber. 

Fukuzumi H, Saito T, Iwata T et al (2008) Transparent and high gas barrier films of cellulose nanofibers prepared by TEMPO-mediated oxidation. Biomacromolecules 10 162-165 Garcia de Rodriguez NL, Thielemans W, Dulfesne A (2006) Sisal cellulose whiskers reinforced polyvinyl acetate nanocomposites. Cellulose 13 261-270 Gousse C, Chanzy H, Excoffier G et al (2002) Stable suspensions of partially silylated cellulose whiskers dispersed in organic solvents. Polymer 43 2645-2651 Gray DG (2008) Transcrystallization of polypropylene at cellulose nanocrystal surfaces. Cellulose 15 297-301... 

Plastics that are readily bonded with induction methods include all grades of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), nylon, polyester, polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene, as well as those materials often considered more difficult to bond such as acetals, modified polyphenylene oxide, and polycarbonate. Reinforced thermoplastics with filler levels up to 65 pCTcent have been joined successfully. Many combinations of dissimilar materials can be bonded with induction welding processes. 

Relative modulus versus talc clay-reinforced agent content for nanocomposites based on a thermoplastic polyolefin or a triphenylene oxide matrix polypropylene plus ethylene-based elastomer showed that relative to a particular filler content, an appreciably higher modulus content was obtained for the montmorillonite reinforcing agent than for talc [156]. Doubling the modulus of the phenylene oxide requires about four times more talc than montmorillonite, with the talc-reinforced polymer having an improved surface finish. In the case of the talc-reinforced polymer, exfoliation is appreciably better than with clay reinforcement. The talc-reinforced polymer has automotive applications. 

Electrical properties have been reported on numerous carbon fiber-reinforced polymers, including carbon nanoflber-modified thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers [53], low-density polyethylene [54], ethylene vinyl acetate [55], wire coating varnishes [56], polydimethyl siloxane polypyrrole composites [50], polyacrylonitrile [59], polycarbonate [58], polyacrylonitrile-polycarbonate composites [58], modified chrome polymers [59], lithium trifluoromethane sulfonamide-doped polystyrene-block copolymer [60], boron-containing polyvinyl alcohols [71], lanthanum tetrafluoride complexed ethylene oxide [151, 72, 73], polycarbonate-acrylonitrile diene [44], polyethylene deoxythiophe-nel, blends of polystyrene sulfonate, polyvinyl chloride and polyethylene oxide [43], poly-pyrrole [61], polypyrrole-polypropylene-montmorillonite composites [62], polydimethyl siloxane-polypyrrole composites [63], polyaniline [46], epoxy resin-polyaniline dodecyl benzene sulfonic acid blends [64], and polyaniline-polyamide 6 composites [49]. 

Water absorption of thermoplastic resins is lowered with glass reinforcements as indicated in Table 3-1. Exceptionally low water absorption is found in glass-reinforced (GR) fluoropolymers, PVC, polyethylene, polypropylene, modified polyphenylene oxide, polyphenylene sulfide, polycarbonates, and polyesters. The poorest systems are the nylons 6, 6/6, 6/10 and acetals. Other nylons such as nylons 11,12, and 6/12 are comparable to... 

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