Mechanical properties of acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene copolymer/poly(l‐lactic acid) blends and their composites

Abstract

As the material properties of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS) have an excessively wide margin for applications in automobile console boxes, ABS partly replaced with poly(L-lactic acid) (PLA) may be used for the same purpose with improved ecofriendliness if the corresponding deterioration of the material properties is acceptable through the choice of appropriate additives. ABS composites with 30 wt % renewable components (PLA and cellulose pulp) were prepared by melt compounding, and the material properties were examined as a function of the additive content. The changes in the mechanical properties of the ABS/ PLA blends were examined after the addition of cellulose pulp and two clays [Cloisite 25A (C25A) and sodium montmorillonite] as well as these two clays treated with bis(3-triethoxysilylpropyl)tetrasulfide (TESPT). The heat distortion temperatures of the composites were measured as a function of the content of the TESPT-treated C25A.

Sustainable biobased blends from the reactive extrusion of polylactide and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene

“…The blend without additives has a very low impact strength value. This is expected, as the poor compatibility of this blend is covered in the literature . In fact, many works have started from a point of compatibilization, knowing that the neat blend has very poor performance.…”

“…found that high speed tensile testing and impact testing shared a brittle to ductile mechanism . The PLA/ABS blend, which has very low compatibility as cited in the literature, also has a very low elongation at break . This will likely also lead to low impact strength, which will be analyzed in the next section, as there is insufficient energy absorption with even low loading of the blend.…”

“…In addition, a well performing blend that incorporates ABS will have mechanical properties that closely resemble ABS. However, the literature describes a poor interaction between the two polymers, resulting in poor adhesion between phases, poor dispersion, and unstable morphology . Sun et al .…”

Enhancing the PLA Crystallization Rate and Mechanical Properties by Melt Blending with Poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene) Copolymer

“…The toughness of PLA increases when it is blended with thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) [4] , polycaprolactone (PCL) [5] , poly(butylenes succinate) (PBS) [6] , poly(butylene adipateco-terepthalate) (PBAT) [7] , acrylonitrile-butadienestyrene terpolymer (ABS) [8,9] , caprolactone/trimethyl carbonate copolymer, and caprolactone/lactide diblock copolymer [10] . Natural rubber (NR), acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR), and isoprene rubber (IR) can also improve impact strength [11,12] .…”

Fabrication, Morphology Control, and Electroless Metal Deposition of Electrospun ABS Fibers

“…Acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene (ABS) is a copolymer of acrylonitrile, butadiene, and styrene . It has been widely used in industry because of its good physical and mechanical properties, such as impact resistance and toughness . These properties are related to the composition of the polymers.…”