Identification of deformation behavior in high-thermal-resistant poly(acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) (ABS)

P. Y.Ben Jar, R. Lee, D. C. Creagh, K. Konishi, T. Shinmura

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    Abstract

    Deformation mechanisms in postfractured high-thermal-resistant poly(acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) (ABS) were investigated using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). Although crazes were clearly identified by TEM, they were not detectable by SAXS. This was possibly due to a short distance between sample and imaging plate in the SAXS set-up and invisibility of craze fibril scattering from the postfractured samples. A rhomboid-shaped SAXS pattern was obtained from ABS samples with high ductility but with no crazes shown in the TEM micrographs. It is believed that the rhomboid-shaped SAXS pattern was generated from matrix shear yielding. The results show that a combination of TEM and SAXS enable us to distinguish crazing and shear yielding in the postfractured ABS.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1316-1321
    Number of pages6
    JournalJournal of Applied Polymer Science
    Volume81
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 8 Aug 2001

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