Rheological properties of polymers

Needless to say, the rheological properties of polymer mixtures are complex and nearly impossible to predict. Figure 4.12 shows the viscosity of a natural rubber (NR)/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) blend (top curve) as a function of percentage NR [2]. For comparison, the predictions of four common equations are shown. The equations are as follows ... 

Krishnamoorti R, Silva AS (2000) Rheological properties of polymer layered-silicate nanocomposites. In Pinnavaia TJ, Beall G (eds) Polymer nanocomposites. Wiley, New York Ren J, Silva AS, Krishnamoorti R (2000) Macromolecules 33 3739... 

Philippoff, W., Gaskins,F.H., Brodnyan, J.G. Flow birefringence and stress. V. Correlation of recoverable shear strains with other rheological properties of polymer solutions. J. Appl. Phys. 28,1118-1123 (1957). 

Rheological Properties of Polymers Modified with Carbon Dioxide... 

The systems selected for evaluation are the PDMS-C02 system studied by Gerhardt et al. (1997, 1998) and PS-gas systems studied by Kwag et al. (1999). Properties for these systems are listed in Table 11.1. The variation in physical properties between these systems provides a very broad basis for evaluating the rheological properties of polymer-gas systems. The PDMS C02 system exhibits a favorable thermodynamic affinity between the polymer and dissolved gas, and provides the opportunity to evaluate the rheology of melts with very high dissolved gas content (up to 21 wt %). Carbon dioxide is much less soluble in polystyrene than in PDMS, so the PS-C02... 

J. L. White and A. Kondo, Rheological Properties of Polymer Melts and Flow Patterns During Extrusion through a Die Entry Region, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., in press. 

Influence of Molecular Parameters on Rheological Properties of Polymer Melts 47... 

This means that any mechanical or rheological property of polymers may be described as a function of Mw and Q, and this for any MMD. 

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