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CPP: Chemische Physik und Polymerphysik
CPP 27: POSTER Polymer Physics and Materials
CPP 27.41: Poster
Thursday, March 30, 2006, 17:00–19:00, P2
Tailoring the material properties of Polypropylene by blending — •Stefan Fischer1, Othmar Marti1, Tobias Diesner2, and Bernd Rieger2 — 1Department of Experimental Physics, University of Ulm, 89069 Ulm, Germany — 2Department of Inorganic Chemistry II, University of Ulm, 89069 Ulm, Germany
Tailoring material properties like mechanical deformation behavior is of special interest for possible applications. Isotactic Polypropylene (iPP) is a low-cost polymer, showing a high modulus with the drawback of being brittle. By blending commercial available iPP with high molecular iPP (synthesized with metallocene catalysts) we intended to influence material properties like failure behavior, such broadening the range of accessible applications. This approach additionally has special advantages in the recycling process since there is no mixture of chemical different materials. We will present the results of different blending experiments, analyzed by DSC and mechanical measurements. For a target-oriented approach to tailoring material properties it is crucial to know the processes taking place on a microscopic level like crystallization. Preliminary results of measurements with AFM and X-ray scattering and their connection to the macroscopic behavior will be discussed.