International Polymer Processing, Vol.13, No.4, 411-416, 1998
Structure and properties of injection moldings of beta-crystal nucleator-added PP - Part 6, Addition of beta-crystal nucleator to particulate-filled polypropylenes
Aiming at a synergism of improvements of impact strength of polypropylene by the addition of beta-crystal nucleator and of its rigidity by the filling of particulate, the addition of the nucleator to particulate-filled polypropylenes has been studied a to 3000 ppm of gamma-quinacridone (GQ) which is a beta-crystal nucleator was added to homo isotactic polypropylenes (PP) filled with 0 to 30 wt-% of tale (TC) which shows an alpha-crystal nucleating effect, of mica (MC), or of glass flake (GF), last two of which show beta-crystal nucleating effects. Flexural and Izod impact test specimens were injection-molded from the PPs under constant molding conditions and the structure and properties have been investigated. The beta-crystal content is reduced by the filling of particulates. The degree of the reduction is in the order of TC > MC > GF, which agrees with that of the crystallization temper-attire. The flexural modulus decreases slightly with increasing Ge content and increases with increases in particulate contents. The increase is in the order of MC > TC > GF, which agrees with that of the aspect ratio. The enhancing effect of the Izod impact strength by the addition of GQ decreases with increasing particulate contents and diminishes at contents above 10wt-%. Particulates deteriorate the enhanced impact strength of beta-PP. Thus the expected synergism could not be obtained enough.