AbstractThe presence of carbon filler has been shown to cause a change in the glass transition temperature of polymers. For poly(vinyl chloride) and two of its copolymers with 10 and 15 vinyl acetate an increase inTgwas observed when Graphon C Carbon was added. The increase was greater when the proportion of vinyl acetate was greater. Polar vinyl acetate units allow stronger adsorption of polymer onto the carbon. Brittle polymers such as polystyrene and poly(methyl methacrylate) showed scatteredTg's when filled with carbon. The changes were not a function of concentration. It is postulated that the thermal stress of these polymers is increased in the presence of filler.
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