Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, Volume. 41, Issue 1, 010202(2023)

Epoxy-functionalized polyethylene-octene prepared by γ-ray radiation and its application in polyamide 6 toughening modification

Qingru LIANG1, Zhenyan JI2, Chunlei DONG2, Fan ZHANG2, Zhe XING2、**, Yarui AN1, and Guozhong WU2,3、*
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  • 1University of Shanghai Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
  • 2Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 3Shanghai Tech University, Shanghai 200031, China
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    Epoxy-functionalized ethylene-octene copolymer (POE-g-PGMA) was prepared by 60Co γ-ray radiation, and polyamide 6/polyethylene-octene blend (PA6/POE) containing POE-g-PGMA was prepared by twin-screw melt extrusion. In this study, the mechanical properties, thermal properties, surface morphology, interfacial compatibility, and water absorption properties of PA6/POE blends with added POE-g-PGMA were investigated. The results showed that GMA was successfully grafted on POE by γ-ray radiation. The morphological analysis showed that the addition of POE-g-PGMA enhanced the dispersion of POE particles in the PA6 matrix. In particular, it demonstrated that with the addition of POE-g-PGMA, pure PA6 has good interfacial compatibility with POE. The results of the Molau test confirmed the compatibilization reactions between POE-g-PGMA and PA6. The thermal analysis showed that the addition of POE and POE-g-PGMA in the dispersed phase had negligible effect on the melting behavior of PA6; however, the crystallization temperature of PA6 improved by approximately 18 °C during the cooling crystallization process, and the crystallinity increased by approximately 4.5%. Furthermore, the impact strength of the compatibilized PA6/POE blend was significantly higher than that of the PA6/POE blend, with the highest value of impact strength obtained at a POE-g-PGMA content of 3% being approximately 2.75 times greater than that of pure PA6 under the experimental conditions.

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    Qingru LIANG, Zhenyan JI, Chunlei DONG, Fan ZHANG, Zhe XING, Yarui AN, Guozhong WU. Epoxy-functionalized polyethylene-octene prepared by γ-ray radiation and its application in polyamide 6 toughening modification[J]. Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, 2023, 41(1): 010202

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Oct. 14, 2022

    Accepted: Nov. 28, 2022

    Published Online: Mar. 6, 2023

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    DOI:10.11889/j.1000-3436.2022-0107

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