Development of acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene composites with enhanced UV stability.pdfVIP

J Mater Sci (2014) 49:510–518 DOI 10.1007/s10853-013-7728-4 Development of acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene composites with enhanced UV stability R. M. Santos • G. L. Botelho • A. V. Machado Received: 5 July 2013 / Accepted: 5 September 2013 / Published online: 17 September 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 Abstract Aiming to develop acrylonitrile–butadiene– Introduction styrene (ABS) composites with enhanced ultraviolet sta- bility, a series of formulations were prepared by melt Acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene (ABS) is an impact-mod- compounding and evaluated by different characterization ified styrenic polymer used in most of their technological techniques. The influence of rutile titanium dioxide (TiO2) applications as a composite material reinforced with tita- and its combination with furnace carbon black (CB) on the nium dioxide (TiO2) and carbon black (CB) for remarkable viscoelastic properties of neat ABS was studied by property enhancements [ 1]. However, a common drawback dynamic mechanical analysis. An increase in the glass of this material, bends and composites is its susceptibility transition (Tg) dynamics ascribed to the rubbery phase as a to photo-oxidative degradation due to the slight activation function of exposure time was observed. A greater contri- energy of the hydrogen atom abstraction from the a carbon bution of CB nanoparticles in combination with TiO2 to next to the 1,4 and 1,2 unsaturations of the rubbery phase minimize the modifications on the Tg of the butadienic [2, 3]. component was clearly seen. Quasi-static and spectropho- Inorganic and organic pigments are primarily used to tometry results are in good a