scholarly journals Determination of the degree of fill in a counter-rotating twin screw extruder

1998 ◽  
Vol 38 (7) ◽  
pp. 1193-1198 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. Van Der Goot ◽  
O. Poorter ◽  
L. P. B. M. Janssen
Author(s):  
Dr. G. Kaemof

A mixture of polycarbonate (PC) and styrene-acrylonitrile-copolymer (SAN) represents a very good example for the efficiency of electron microscopic investigations concerning the determination of optimum production procedures for high grade product properties.The following parameters have been varied:components of charge (PC : SAN 50 : 50, 60 : 40, 70 : 30), kind of compounding machine (single screw extruder, twin screw extruder, discontinuous kneader), mass-temperature (lowest and highest possible temperature).The transmission electron microscopic investigations (TEM) were carried out on ultra thin sections, the PC-phase of which was selectively etched by triethylamine.The phase transition (matrix to disperse phase) does not occur - as might be expected - at a PC to SAN ratio of 50 : 50, but at a ratio of 65 : 35. Our results show that the matrix is preferably formed by the components with the lower melting viscosity (in this special case SAN), even at concentrations of less than 50 %.


1996 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. De Loor ◽  
P. Cassagnau ◽  
A. Michel ◽  
L. Delamare ◽  
B. Vergnes

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