Polypropylene specimen

Polypropylene. A similar study on polypropylene is interesting because polypropylene has a molecular structure intermediate between polyethylene and polyisobutylene. An atactic polypropylene specimen was prepared by ether extraction and irradiated in a nitrous oxide atmosphere. The changes in gel fraction (insoluble in hot xylene) as a function of N-jO pressure are shown in Figure 6. Gel formation (cross-linking) of polypropylene is also promoted in the presence of nitrous oxide. 

The whole-pattern-fitting structure-refinement method is not limited to specimens containing randomly oriented crystallites. The method does permit an orientation parameter to be refined, though it was not done in this work. Crystallites in the molded polypropylene specimen probably were oriented to some small extent nevertheless, the refinement method worked well. The sensitivity of the method to crystallite orientation and the applicability of the method to polymers with oriented crystallites such as in drawn films or fibers are yet to be determined. 

Resolution of cold drawn polypropylene specimens into crystalline and paracrystalline peaks... 

Fig. 4.82 Fatigue cycles to failure versus stress in compression - tension mode (Jctai for unreinforced and reinforced polypropylene specimen taken in different removal directions [98Mai].

Samples are prepared in containers described in Section 3.2.2.4. Prior to, and immediately following sampling, the PSDs are stored in 4-ounce polypropylene specimen jars with screw-cap closures. 

The profile of oxygen content in the surface layers of a burning polypropylene specimen as a function of the distance below the burning surface is shown in Figure 2.12. 

The influence of molecular weight of various stabilizers on the time until chalking for various wall thicknesses of polypropylene specimens [547]... 

Material characterization experiments were performed on E-glass fiber polypropylene specimens of standard or simple geometry with fiber volume content of 20%, under controlled experimental conditions, to yield data and qualitative results, which may be generally applied to a variety of situations. 

Low surface energy substrates, such as polyethylene or polypropylene, are generally difficult to bond with adhesives. However, cyanoacrylate-based adhesives can be effectively utilized to bond polyolefins with the use of the proper primer/activa-tor on the surface. Primer materials include tertiary aliphatic and aromatic amines, trialkyl ammonium carboxylate salts, tetraalkyl ammonium salts, phosphines, and organometallic compounds, which are initiators for alkyl cyanoacrylate polymerization [33-36]. The primer is applied as a dilute solution to the polyolefin surface, solvent is allowed to evaporate, and the specimens are assembled with a small amount of the adhesive. With the use of primers, adhesive strength can be so strong that substrate failure occurs during the course of the shear tests, as shown in Fig. 11. 

It has been found that, for a fixed mineral filler content, the viscosity of PMF-based composites increases when the coat is made of polyethylene [164, 209, 293], poly(vinyl chloride) [316] and polypropylene [326, 327], The picture was different, however, for composites based on the ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer to which kaolin with grafted poly (vinyl acetate) was added [336]. Addition of PMF with a minimum quantity of grafted polymer results in a sharp drop of flowability (rise of viscosity), in comparison to addition of unmodified filler but with a further increase of the quantity of grafted polymer the flow gradually increases and, depending on the kaolin content and quantity of grafted polymer, may even become higher than in specimens with unmodified filler, for equal concentrations. 

Figure 8. Relaxation strength versus crystallinity in isotactic polypropylenes of Figure 7. Unrelaxed low temperature modulus Q)> relaxed y modulus (A), relaxed 0 modulus (0), relaxed a modulus ( >). Filled symbols are for the isothermally crystallized (68%) specimen. 

Annealing can reduce the creep of crystalline polymers in the same manner as for glassy polymers (89,94,102). For example, the properties of a quenched specimen of low-density polyethylene will still be changing a month after it is made. The creep decreases with time, while the density and modulus increase with time of aging at room temperature. However, for crystalline polymers such as polyethylene and polypropylene, both the annealing temperature and the test temperatures are generally between... 

In white reductions, P.R.208/polyolefin systems only withstand temperatures below 200°C, while transparent specimens (0.1%) are stable up to approximately 240°C. Thus the pigment is a suitable and economical candidate for polypropylene spin dyeing, provided the temperature is kept below 200°C. It is also possible to apply higher temperatures if a color shift towards more yellowish shades is acceptable. In terms of lightfastness, P.R.208 meets the common standards for interior application. 

SD HDPE systems (1% TiOz) are thermally stable up to 250°C, while 1/25 SD specimens withstand 280°C. P.Y.182 does not affect the shrinkage of the plastic. 0.37% pigment is needed to formulate a 1/3 SD HDPE sample. Combining P.Y.182 with nickel stabilizers in polypropylene is to be avoided. The pigment dissolves in polystyrene as the temperature reaches 200°C, a process which is accompanied by considerable color change. P.Y.182 is also an unsuitable candidate for ABS. 

ISO 1346 2004 Fibre ropes - Polypropylene split film, monofilament and multifilament (PP2) and polypropylene high tenacity multifilament (PP3) - 3-, 4- and 8-strand ropes ISO 1873-1 1995 Plastics - Polypropylene (PP) moulding and extrusion materials - Part 1 Designation system and basis for specifications ISO 1873-2 1997 Plastics - Polypropylene (PP) moulding and extrusion materials - Part 2 Preparation of test specimens and determination of properties ISO 3213 1996 Polypropylene (PP) pipes - Effect of time and temperature on expected strength... 

To date, no Raman spectrum of syndiotactic polypropylene has been published although vibrational analyses have been issued by Schacht-schneider and Snyder and also by Peraldo and Cambini during 1965. Recently we have had the opportunity to examine polypropylene in three forms atactic, isotactic and syndiotactic. The results for the last specimen are included in Fig. 6. It will be seen that there is an enormous emission in the 1350—1400 cm-1 region. The nature of this is not known — it may be fluorescence but it cannot be checked, as the anti-Stokes band at v0+ 1350 cm-1 would be vanishingly weak due to the low Boltzmann population 1350 cm-1 above the ground state. A coordinate analysis is available for syndiotactic polypropylene and currently we are working on an assignment of the observed results. 

Polarized infrared spectra of oriented specimens of isotactic polypropylene are shown in Fig. 14 [Peraldo (167)]. The band positions, polarizations, and relative intensities are given in Table 14, together with Raman data [Tobin 231)] and information on the phase of origin of the bands [Natta [149) Pokrovsky and Volken-shtein 178) Abe and Yanagisawa (/)]. Some preliminary data on partially deuterated polypropylenes are available [Peraldo 167) Natta 130)], but no detailed spectra have as yet been published. 

We will now consider three cases where satisfactory peak resolution was much more difficult to achieve. Case (a), a specimen of PET fibre used for texturising, having poorly defined crystalline peaks and possibly an additional peak due to an intermediate phase (11) case (b), a specimen from a range of PET fibres with different shrinkages (.12.), again an additional intermediate phase peak was a possibility case (c), cold drawn polypropylene fibres (13). an additional paracrystalline peak was most likely here. 

Figure 9. Unrealistic resolution with unconstrained optimization. Corrected equatorial trace of a polypropylene fiber specimen cold drawn X-5-5. Total theoretical trace comprised of unrealistic profiles.

Figure 11. Good resolution with constrained optimization and addition of a paracrystalline peak. Corrected equatorial trace of a polypropylene fiber specimen cold drawn X-5.5. Total theoretical trace now comprised of realistic crystalline peaks 110, 040, 130, 111, 131, 041, and paracrystalline peak at 15.5°. Compare...

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