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  • Title
  • DEDICATION
  • CERTIFICATE 1
  • CERTIFICATE-2
  • DECLARATION
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
  • List of Notations and Abbreviations
  • CONTENTS
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. Phase Structure
  • 1.2. Phase properties
  • 1.3. TPEs from rubber and plastics
  • 1.4. Compactibility in polymer blends
  • 1.4.1 Basic concepts
  • 1.4.2 General routes to compatibility
  • 1.4.3 Non reactive (physical) compactibilisation
  • 1.4.4 Reactive compatibilisation
  • 1.5. Morphology development in reactive blending
  • 1.6. Theoretical aspects of compatibilisation
  • 1.7. Compatbilisation of thermoplastic elastomers
  • 1.8. and objectives
  • 1.9. References
  • 2. Experimental
  • 2.1. Materials
  • 2.2. Blend preparation
  • 2.3. Mechanical properties
  • 2.4. Morphology studies
  • 2.5. Rheological measurements
  • 2.6. Die swell measurements
  • 2.7. Extrudate morphology
  • 2.8. Melt flow index
  • 2.9. Thermogravimetric analysis
  • 2.10. Differential scanning calorimetry
  • 2.11. Dynamic mechanical analysis
  • 2.12. X- ray diffraction studies
  • 2.13. IR studies
  • 2.14. Sorption experiments
  • 2.15. References
  • 3. Morphology and Mechanical Properties of Nylon-Nitrile Rubber Blends
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Results and Discussion
  • 3.2.1 Processing characteristics
  • 3.2.2 Morphology of the blends
  • 3.2.3 Mechanical properties
  • 3.2.4 Effect of testing speed on mechanical properties
  • 3.2.5 Theoretical modelling
  • 3.3. References
  • 4. Blends of pylon and Acrylonitrrile Butadiene Rubber: Effects of Blend Ratio, Dynamic Vulcan ion and Reactive Compatibleisation on Morphology and Properties
  • 4.1. Introduction
  • 4.2. Results and discussion
  • 4.2.1 Morphology o the blends
  • 4.2.2 Dynamic vulcanisation
  • 4.2.3 Reactive compatibilisation
  • 4.2.4 Morphology of compatibilised blends
  • 4.2.5 Mechanism of the compatibilising action of CPE
  • 4.2.6 Morphology stability
  • 4.2.7 Mechanical properties of dynamically cross linked blends
  • 4.2.8 Mechanical properties of compatibilised blends
  • 4.3. References
  • 5. Dynamic Mechanical Properties: Effects of Blend Ratio, Reactive Compatibilisation and Dynamic Vulcanisation
  • 5.1. Introduction
  • 5.2. Results and discussion
  • 5.2.1 Effect of reactive compatibilisation
  • 5.2.2 Effect of dynamic vulcanisation
  • 5.2.3 Theoretical modelling
  • 5.3. References
  • 6. Effects of Blend Ratio, Dynamic Vulcanisation and Compatibilisation on Rheology and Extrudate Morphology
  • 6.1. Introduction
  • 6.2 Results and discussion
  • 6.2.1 Effect of shear stress and blend ratio on viscosity
  • 6.2.2 Comparison with theoretical predictions
  • 6.2.3 Effect of compatibiliser on viscosity
  • 6.2.4 Effect of dynamic vulcanisation on viscosity
  • 6.2.5 Effect of temperature
  • 6.2.6 Flow behaviour index (n)
  • 6.2.7 Effect of composition and shear rate on morphology
  • 6.2.8 Extrudate die swell
  • 6.2.9 Melt flow index
  • 6.3. References
  • 7. Thermal and Crystallisation Behaviour: Thermogravimetry, DSC, XRD Studies
  • 7.1. Introduction
  • 7.2. Results and discussion
  • 7.2.1 Effect of compatibilisation
  • 7.2.2 Effect of dynamic cross linking
  • 7.2.3 Degradation kinetics
  • 7.2.4 Differential scanning calorimetry
  • 7.2.5 X-ray diffraction studies
  • 7.3. References
  • 8. Transport of Water Through Nylon-Nitrile Rubber Blends and its Influence on Mechanical Properties
  • 8.1. Introduction
  • 8.2. Results and discussion
  • 8.2.1 IR studies
  • 8.2.2 Diffusion studies
  • 8.2.3 Sorption kinetics
  • 8.2.4 Mechanical properties
  • 8.3. References
  • 9. Conclusion
  • 9.1 Future scope of the work
  • 9.1.1 Vapour sorption studies
  • 9.1.2 Effect of various fillers
  • 9.1.3 Fabrication of useful products
  • APPENDICES
  • List of Publications
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Morphology and Mechanical Properties of ThermoplasticElastomers from Nylon-Nitrile Rubber Blends