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Processing and properties of blends with liquid crystal polymers

Antonino ValenzaFrancesco Paolo La Mantia

subject

chemistry.chemical_classificationMaterials sciencePolymers and PlasticsComponent (thermodynamics)Organic ChemistryPolymerCondensed Matter PhysicsViscositychemistryRheologyLiquid crystalLower pressureMaterials ChemistryComposite materialThermoplastic matrixElastic modulus

description

Experimental data on the processing behavior and on the rheological and mechanical properties of blends with a liquid crystal polymer as one component are presented. The blends with low amounts of LCP show easier processability and lower viscosity than the thermoplastic matrix. The elastic modulus is also improved. The reduction of viscosity has been attributed to the lower pressure entry, due to the formation of fibrils and to the immiscibility of the two phases.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1990-09-01Makromolekulare Chemie. Macromolecular Symposia
https://doi.org/10.1002/masy.19900380115