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“Compatibilization” through Elongational Flow Processing of LDPE/PA6 Blends

Francesco Paolo La MantiaMaria Chiara MistrettaManuela CerauloMarco MorrealeLuigi BottaPaolo Fontana

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Materials science02 engineering and technology010402 general chemistryMethacrylate01 natural scienceslcsh:TechnologyArticlechemistry.chemical_compoundGeneral Materials ScienceComposite materialDuctilitylcsh:Microscopylcsh:QC120-168.85lcsh:QH201-278.5compatibilizationlcsh:TCompatibilizationPolymer blendPolyethylene021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology0104 chemical sciencesPolyolefinLow-density polyethylenechemistrylcsh:TA1-2040Polyamidelcsh:Descriptive and experimental mechanicsprocessingPolymer blendlcsh:Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineeringelongational flow0210 nano-technologylcsh:Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)lcsh:TK1-9971polymer blends

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Polyamide/polyolefin blends have gained attention from the academia and the industry for several years. However, in order to optimize their properties, some drawbacks such as chemical incompatibility must be adequately overcome. This can be done by adding suitable compatibilizers. On the other hand, it is less known that suitable processing techniques may also lead to significant results. In a previous work on a low-density polyethylene/polyamide 6 (LDPE/PA6) blend, we found that the orientation due to elongational flow processing conditions could lead to an unexpected brittle&ndash

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2018-11-01Materials
10.3390/ma11122375http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma11122375