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The incorporation of a phase modifier, as is well known in the case of elasto-plastic blends, leads to an improvement of mechanical properties and brittleness character for PRP-EVA blends. Similarly, the influence of a cocuring agent and a phase modifier on NR-PRP blends also improved the mechanical properties. Although the modification of the PRP-EVA blend has very little influence on glass transition temperatures, the NR-PRP blends show a measurable shift in their glass-transition temperatures. It is demonstrated that strong interaction occurs between the elastic and plastic components of the blends. Further, it has been shown that this interaction is responsible for improved properties of the blends over that of the pure polymer components.

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The effect of three selective vulcanization systems on the properties of crosslinked nitrile rubber/poly(vinyl chloride) (NBR/PVC) blends is compared with a sulfur vulcanization system. The reaction modes of activated m‐phenylene bismaleimide, p‐nitroso diphenyl amine (PNDA) as well as peroxide activated pentaerythritol triacrylate (PETA) were studied by thermal analysis and by determination of the gelling efficiency. While peroxide activated PETA and PNDA activated sulfur systems show high curing efficiency, the MBTS activated bismaleimide system yields poor gel content. Moreover, the PNDA activated systems have good fatigue resistance, improved resistance to thermal aging, and lowest glass transition temperature among the tested vulcanization systems. On the other hand, the peroxide activated PETA system shows good mechanical properties only before aging.