# TOUGHENING OF POLYCARBONATE WITH ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYBRID MATERIALS

> Title: TOUGHENING OF POLYCARBONATE WITH ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYBRID MATERIALS Page Range: p.291-300 Author(s): Zhiyi Zhang; Ning Zhao; Wei Wei; Dong Wu; Yuhan Sun File size: 281K Download the pdf (subscribers only) Buy the pdf (non-subscribers) Journal: Polymers and Polymer Composites Issue Year: ppc...

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Published: 2006-03-01T00:00:00+00:00
Categories: Polymers and Polymer Composites

**Title: TOUGHENING OF POLYCARBONATE WITH ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYBRID MATERIALS**
 Page Range: p.291-300
 Author(s): Zhiyi Zhang; Ning Zhao; Wei Wei; Dong Wu; Yuhan Sun
 File size: 281K
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 Journal: Polymers and Polymer Composites
 Issue Year: ppc
 Volume: 14
 Issue No: No. 3

**Abstract**
 Polycarbonate was modified with acrylic polymers to increase its impact strength. However, bending and tensile strength decrease as a result. In order to compensate for this, inorganic nanoparticles were added as modifiers. In addition to improving impact, bending and tensile strengths, the alloys exhibited lower melt viscosities and processing temperatures than polycarbonate. SEM results indicated that the inorganic particles (silicon dioxide, calcium carbonate, montmorillonite) and the acrylic ester polymer were all dispersed in the polycarbonate matrix, forming a co-continuous phase. 41 refs.

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