Dynamic rheological behavior of polyfluorinated ethylene propylene/polypropylene blend melts
Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials
Published online on August 06, 2015
Abstract
The polyfluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP)/polypropylene (PP) blend was compounded at melt state in a twin-screw extruder. The melt dynamic viscoelasticity of FEP/PP blends was measured using a Bohlin rheometer with the extended temperature option under experimental conditions with temperature scope from 270°C to 280°C and shear frequency () varying from 10–2 to 101 s–1. The results showed that the shear storage modulus (G') and shear loss modulus (G'') increased nonlinearly, while the dynamic complex viscosity (*) decreased slightly with increasing . The G' and G'' were an exponential function of . The G', G'', and * of the blend melts decreased with an addition of the PP weight fraction