PMID- 37242896
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230529
IS  - 2073-4360 (Electronic)
IS  - 2073-4360 (Linking)
VI  - 15
IP  - 10
DP  - 2023 May 16
TI  - Influences of TPU Content on the Weld Line Characteristics of PP and ABS Blends.
LID - 10.3390/polym15102321 [doi]
LID - 2321
AB  - This study aims to explore the effects of Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) 
      content on the weld line properties of Polypropylene (PP) and Acrylonitrile 
      Butadiene Styrene (ABS) blends. In PP/TPU blends, increasing the TPU content 
      results in a significant decrease in the PP/TPU composite's ultimate tensile 
      strength (UTS) and elongation values. Blends with 10 wt%, 15 wt%, and 20 wt% TPU 
      and pure PP outperform blends with 10 wt%, 15 wt%, and 20 wt% TPU and recycled PP 
      in terms of UTS value. The blend with 10 wt% TPU and pure PP achieves the highest 
      UTS value of 21.85 MPa. However, the blend's elongation decreases due to the poor 
      bonding in the weld line area. According to Taguchi's analysis, the TPU factor 
      has a more significant overall influence on the mechanical properties of PP/TPU 
      blends than the recycled PP factor. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) results 
      show that the TPU area has a dimple shape on the fracture surface due to its 
      significantly higher elongation value. The 15 wt% TPU sample achieves the highest 
      UTS value of 35.7 MPa in ABS/TPU blends, which is considerably higher than other 
      cases, indicating good compatibility between ABS and TPU. The sample containing 
      20 wt% TPU has the lowest UTS value of 21.2 MPa. Furthermore, the 
      elongation-changing pattern corresponds to the UTS value. Interestingly, SEM 
      results present that the fracture surface of this blend is flatter than the 
      PP/TPU blend due to a higher compatibility rate. The 30 wt% TPU sample has a 
      higher rate of dimple area than the 10 wt% TPU sample. Moreover, ABS/TPU blends 
      gain a higher UTS value than PP/TPU blends. Increasing the TPU ratio mainly 
      reduces the elastic modulus of both ABS/TPU blends and PP/TPU blends. This study 
      reveals the advantages and disadvantages of mixing TPU with PP or ABS to ensure 
      that it meets the requirements of the intended applications.
FAU - Do, Thanh Trung
AU  - Do TT
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9759-9229
AD  - Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Ho Chi Minh City 71307, 
      Vietnam.
FAU - Nguyen, Van-Thuc
AU  - Nguyen VT
AD  - Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Ho Chi Minh City 71307, 
      Vietnam.
FAU - Song Toan, Huynh Do
AU  - Song Toan HD
AD  - Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Ho Chi Minh City 71307, 
      Vietnam.
FAU - Minh, Pham Son
AU  - Minh PS
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8236-2202
AD  - Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Ho Chi Minh City 71307, 
      Vietnam.
FAU - Uyen, Tran Minh The
AU  - Uyen TMT
AD  - Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Ho Chi Minh City 71307, 
      Vietnam.
FAU - Huynh, Trung H
AU  - Huynh TH
AD  - Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Ho Chi Minh City 71307, 
      Vietnam.
FAU - Nguyen, Vinh Tien
AU  - Nguyen VT
AD  - Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Ho Chi Minh City 71307, 
      Vietnam.
FAU - Nguyen, Van Thanh Tien
AU  - Nguyen VTT
AD  - Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, National Kaohsiung 
      University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 80778, Taiwan.
AD  - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, 
      Nguyen Van Bao Street, Ward 4, Go Vap District, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230516
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Polymers (Basel)
JT  - Polymers
JID - 101545357
PMC - PMC10224404
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Taguchi method
OT  - compatible
OT  - fracture surface
OT  - injection molding
OT  - tensile test
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2023/05/27 09:42
MHDA- 2023/05/27 09:43
PMCR- 2023/05/16
CRDT- 2023/05/27 01:31
PHST- 2023/03/25 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/05/12 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2023/05/13 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/05/27 09:43 [medline]
PHST- 2023/05/27 09:42 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/05/27 01:31 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/05/16 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - polym15102321 [pii]
AID - polymers-15-02321 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/polym15102321 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Polymers (Basel). 2023 May 16;15(10):2321. doi: 10.3390/polym15102321.