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Article: New flexible thermoplastic alloys achieve high-level synergism.
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- Plastics Engineering
- Article date:
- August 1, 1990
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New Flexible Thermoplastic Alloys Achieve High-Level Synergism
Polymer alloys provide a versatile means of obtaining unique, readily tailored materials. But because of nearly inherent incompatibility between dissimilar polymers, simple blending typically does not lead to the desired combination of properties. A proprietary grafting technology developed by Du Pont has led to a new family of flexible thermoplastics that synergistically combine functionalized engineering thermoplastics, such as polyamides, with functionalized tough, flexible polymers, such as acrylic rubbers.
In general, this technology maintains many of the characteristics of the engineering ...