Examination of Certain Mechanical Characteristics of Ternary Polymer Blends Utilizing Polypropylene as a Basis

Abstract

The incompatibility of a polymer blend's constituent parts lowers the blend's mechanical
qualities, which is one of the key issues that arise during preparation. Therefore, in this study, two sets of
polymeric blends are created utilizing a twin-screw extruder and maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (PP-g-
MA) in limited proportions (1%), acting as a compatibilizing agent. In the initial group, the ratios of secondary
materials (PMMA and UHMWPE) in each group of polymer blends were (5%, 10%, 15%, and 20%). In
contrast, the second group's composition is (polypropylene (PP): X% Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene
(UHMWPE):1% (PP-g-MA)). The findings demonstrated that the polymeric blends (PP: X%PMMA: 1%(PP-g-
MA)) had greater values for hardness, elasticity modulus, and tensile strength than the polymeric blends.