| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
MS&T24: Materials Science & Technology
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| Symposium
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High Entropy Materials: Concentrated Solid Solutions, Intermetallics, Ceramics, Functional Materials and Beyond V
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| Presentation Title |
E-8: Effect of the Injection Mould Temperature on the Mechanical Properties of Recyclable PC-PS-PMMA-PET High-Entropy Polymer Blends |
| Author(s) |
Subhankar Sikder, Hemakesh Mohapatra |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Subhankar Sikder |
| Abstract Scope |
High-entropy materials have high configurational entropy and excellent mechanical properties. In our study, we mixed four different thermoplastics by an in-situ exchange reaction process in appropriate moulds or reactors. Here, we evaluate the effect of the mould temperature on the mechanical properties of a high-entropy polymer blend. The blend includes PC, PS, PMMA, and PET. Melt mixing was conducted using a micro-extruder at a processing temperature of 270°C and moulded by an injection moulding process at 90°C, 110°C and 130°C. The resultant blend had a Tg between 110°C to 115°C. We found that as the mould temperature increased the Uts decreased. This blend under tensile stress exhibits small plastic deformation and this behaviour increases with increasing mould temperature. The cold-crystallization changes as the mould temperature changes. The results suggest that the mechanical properties of the blend are enhanced by this blending process and influenced by mould temperature. |