Zhao, L. L.; Xu, S. L.; Sun, Y. F.; Dai, F. Y.; Liu, H.; Xu, L. L.; Zhang, C. Y.; Zhang, X. Q. Preparation and properties of polypropylene/thermoplastic polyurethane blends with stiffness-toughness balance. Polym. Bull. (in Chinese), 2026, 39(8), 1434–1443.
Zhao, L. L.; Xu, S. L.; Sun, Y. F.; Dai, F. Y.; Liu, H.; Xu, L. L.; Zhang, C. Y.; Zhang, X. Q. Preparation and properties of polypropylene/thermoplastic polyurethane blends with stiffness-toughness balance. Polym. Bull. (in Chinese), 2026, 39(8), 1434–1443.DOI: 10.14028/j.cnki.1003-3726.2026.26.099.
Preparation and Properties of Polypropylene/Thermoplastic Polyurethane Blends with Stiffness-toughness Balance
A series of polypropylene (PP)/thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) blends were prepared by melt blending. The eff
ects of three PP-
g
-MAH compatibilizers with different MAH grafting ratios (4.5 wt% for C1
10.5 wt% for C2
and 1.2 wt% for commercial PP-
g
-MAH for C3) on the mechanical properties of the PP/TPU blends were systematically investigated using mechanical property tests
scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). The results showed that the PP/TPU blend with a mass ratio of 88/12 exhibited optimal comprehensive performance. Among the samples
the addition of 2 wt% of the high-grafting-rate PP-
g
-MAH (C2) yielded the most significant compatibilization effect
which increased the impact strength of the blend by 51.5% compared to that of pure PP
whereas the flexural modulus was enhanced by 5.3%. This achievement resulted in a synergistic enhancement of the stiffness and toughness.
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