Polymer Blends: Materials with versatile properties

摘要

During the last fifty years blending of dissimilar polymers has been a major path to tailor materials with new properties in industry. Especially in the area of engineering thermoplastic materials this approach has led to a significant number of large volume products, like Polyphenyleneether/High Impact Polystyrene-blends (PPE/HIPS), Polycarbonate/Styrenics-blends (PC/ABS), Polycarbonate/Polybutyleneterephthalate-blends (PC/PBT) and Polyamide/Polyphenyleneether-alloys (PA/PPE). The commercial success of these materials is mainly related to their unique combinations of properties, which enables their use in a multitude of applications.