Estudo morfológico de uma blenda de I-PP e EPDM com argila

Abstract

In this work were investigated the morphological, themal and rheological properties of a isotactic polypropylene/ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer rubber/nanoclay Cloisite 15A composite, prepared by mixed melt and submitted to uni-axial plane-strain compression and stretching deformations, both at room temperature. The techniques used for characterization were Wide Angle X-ray Diffraction (WAXD), Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Thermogravimetric Analysis and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). The SEM images showed that interaction occured between the clay and the blend, which was corroborated by the TEM images, where it was show the intercalation between blend and clay, as well as the existence of some points of clay’s aglomeration in the blend. The WAXD analysis also confirmed the intercalation of the clay in the blend. Furthermore, the SAXS showed an increase in the lamellar long period with the addition of clay. With the mapping of chemical elements we could see the dispersion of clay’s organometalics into the blend. Finally, it was verified that the uni-axial plain strain compression deformation of the composites contribute to the break of crystalline domains in the blend, while in the uniaxial stretching deformation the degree of initial cristallinity was sustained.