Structure and Properties of Filled Poly(Ethylene Terephtalate) Composites

Baltic Polymer Symposium 2008: Programme and Abstracts 2008
Jānis Zicāns, Juris Bitenieks, Ilze Pavlovica, Remo Merijs-Meri

Technology for modification of metallized polyethylene terephtalate waste (mPET) with elastomer (E) is described. Certain tensile and flexural stress-strain characteristics, as well as thermomechanical and calorimetric properties of the developed mPET/E are investigated. Experimental results show that tensile modulus of mPET is higher, while tensile strength and, especially ultimate elongation, lower than those of the neat polymer. However it should be mentioned that addition of E allows reduce brittleness and increase toughness of mPET.

Keywords
PET, elastomer, composites, mechanical properties, films

Zicāns, J., Bitenieks, J., Pavlovica, I., Merijs-Meri, R. Structure and Properties of Filled Poly(Ethylene Terephtalate) Composites. In: Baltic Polymer Symposium 2008: Programme and Abstracts, Estonia, Otepaa, 13-16 May, 2008. Tallinn: Tallinn University of Technology, 2008, pp.15-15.

Publication language
English (en)