Polymer, Vol.36, No.25, 4805-4810, 1995
Miscibility of PVDF/PMMA Blends Examined by Crystallization Dynamics
The crystallization dynamics of blends of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) with atactic-, syndiotactic- and isotactic-poly(methyl methacrylate)s (PMMA) were analysed by differential scanning calorimetry under isothermal conditions. Crystal growth rate (G) decreased with increasing weight fraction of PMMA (phi PMMA) for PVDF/at-PMMA and PVDF/syn-PMMA blends. However, G of PVDF/iso-PMMA blends depended only on the degree of supercooling (Delta T) and was independent of phi(PMMA). Surface free energy (sigma) of PVDF crystals evaluated from G and nucleation rate depended on phi(PMMA) for PVDF/at-PMMA and PVDF/syn-PMMA blends, although sigma of PVDF/iso-PMMA was almost constant and independent of phi(PMMA). These results suggest that PVDF/at-PMMA and PVDF/syn-PMMA blends are miscible but PVDF/iso-PMMA blends are immiscible, a finding which was confirmed by the phase diagrams as determined from cloud point measurements.
Keywords:POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE) BLENDS;POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE);POLYMER BLENDS;TACTICITY;MIXTURES