Phase behaviour of amorphous and semicrystalline blends of poly(butylene terephthalate) and poly(ether imide)

Hsin Lung Chen*, Jenn Chiu Hwang, Chia Chen Chen, Rong Chung Wang, Der Ming Fang, Ming Jer Tsai

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Abstract

The phase behaviour of amorphous and semicrystalline poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT)/poly(ether imide) (PEI) blends has been investigated. PBT and PEI were miscible in the melt over the entire composition range. Upon the crystallization of PBT at temperatures lower than 210°C, a strong segregation of PEI was observed. The morphological observation by optical microscopy indicated that PBT crystallization was coupled with a liquid-liquid phase separation, and the modulated morphology created in the early stage of spinodal decomposition was preserved due to the rapid crystallization of PBT. The phase diagram for PBT/PEI blends was also determined. This binary pair exhibited a UCST phase diagram with the binodal line located below the equilibrium melting point. Investigation on the multiple melting behaviour showed that recrystallization of PBT after the initial melting was hindered by the presence of PEI. The results presented here have indicated that PBT/PEI exhibited quite similar phase behaviour to poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)/PEI blends.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2747-2752
Number of pages6
JournalPolymer
Volume38
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 05 1997

Keywords

  • Phase behaviour
  • Poly(butylene terephthalate)
  • Poly(ether imide)

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