Resumen

ROSALES, Carmen et al. Influencia de la morfología sobre las propiedades mecánicas de nanocompuestos y mezclas de polímeros . Rev. LatinAm. Met. Mat. [online]. 2006, vol.26, n.1-2, pp.3-19. ISSN 0255-6952.

This work is a brief compilation of our results from previous researches concerning the influence of the rheological parameters on polyolefin blends, reactive blends, polymer grafting, polypropylene nanocomposites, polyamide nanocomposites (PA) and its blends. Additionally, the effectiveness of using grafted metallocene copolymers and styrene/ethylene-butylene/styrene rubbers (SEBS) as toughening materials in binary and ternary blends with a polyamide-6 nanocomposite was evaluated in terms of SEM and TEM morphology, WAXS, capillary rheometry and tensile properties. The effect of viscosity, comonomer content and grafting degree of the metallocene polyethylenes in the nanocomposite characteristics was also evaluated. Results showed that ternary blends prepared with metallocene polyethylenes are tougher than the binary ones and the PA-6 nanocomposite. These results are related to the degree of clay dispersion in PA-6 and to the type of morphology developed in the different blends. Nevertheless, despite the presence of the nanometric filler, a significant decrease in Young's modulus and tensile strength was observed in the blends when incorporating the rubbery phase formed by the grafted metallocene polyethylenes or by the LLDPE. No significant changes in Young's modulus or tensile strength were observed when changing the type of mPE used. The grafting with MA produced a better stress-strain behavior than that of the blends compatibilized with DEM, and the latter promoted better tensile properties than blends prepared with non- functionalizated polyethylene.

Palabras clave : Polyamide blends; Metallocene; copolymers,; PA-6; nanocomposites,; Montmorrillonite.