TY - JOUR
T1 - Shear flow effect on phase behavior and morphology in polymer blends
AU - Ougizawa, Toshiaki
AU - Madbouly, Samy A.
AU - Inoue, Takashi
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - The effect of simple shear flow on the phase behavior and morphology was investigated for both polystyrene/poly(vinyl methyl ether) (PS/PVME) and poly(methyl methacrylate)/poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) (PMMA/SAN-29.5) blends, which have LCST (lower critical solution temperature)-type phase diagram. The measurements were carried out using a special shear apparatus of two parallel glass plates type. The PS/PVME blends showed shear-induced demixing and shear-induced mixing at low and high shear rate values, respectively. In addition, the rotation speed and the sample thickness were found to have a pronounced effect on the phase behavior under shear flow. On the other hand, PMMA/SAN blend showed only shear-induced mixing and the magnitudes of the elevation of the cloud points were found to be composition and molecular weight dependent. The morphology of the PMMA/SAN=75/25 blend indicated that shear-induced mixing occurred at a critical shear rate value, below which the two phases were highly oriented and elongated in the flow direction.
AB - The effect of simple shear flow on the phase behavior and morphology was investigated for both polystyrene/poly(vinyl methyl ether) (PS/PVME) and poly(methyl methacrylate)/poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) (PMMA/SAN-29.5) blends, which have LCST (lower critical solution temperature)-type phase diagram. The measurements were carried out using a special shear apparatus of two parallel glass plates type. The PS/PVME blends showed shear-induced demixing and shear-induced mixing at low and high shear rate values, respectively. In addition, the rotation speed and the sample thickness were found to have a pronounced effect on the phase behavior under shear flow. On the other hand, PMMA/SAN blend showed only shear-induced mixing and the magnitudes of the elevation of the cloud points were found to be composition and molecular weight dependent. The morphology of the PMMA/SAN=75/25 blend indicated that shear-induced mixing occurred at a critical shear rate value, below which the two phases were highly oriented and elongated in the flow direction.
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U2 - 10.1002/1521-3900(200001)149:1<69::AID-MASY69>3.0.CO;2-2
DO - 10.1002/1521-3900(200001)149:1<69::AID-MASY69>3.0.CO;2-2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0034350382
SN - 1022-1360
VL - 149
SP - 69
EP - 74
JO - Macromolecular Symposia
JF - Macromolecular Symposia
ER -