Process-Relevant Flow Characteristics of Styrene-Based Thermoplastic Elastomers and Their Representation by Rheometric Data

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Beitragende

  • Markus Kaempfe - , Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Matthieu Fischer - , Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Ines Kuehnert - , Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Sven Wießner - , Professur für Elastomere Werkstoffe (g.B. IPF), Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (Autor:in)

Abstract

The complex multiphase morphology of thermoplastic elastomers based on styrene-block copolymers (TPSs) affects their flow behavior significantly and in a way which may not be considered by commonly used characterization and evaluation procedures. To evaluate the relevance of non-Newtonian flow phenomena for the validity of rheometric data in processing, three commercially available TPSs with comparable hardness of about 60 Shore A but with different application fields were selected and characterized using parallel plate and high-pressure capillary rheometry. The validity of the rheometric data is assessed by modeling the flow in a high-pressure capillary rheometer by a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation. The results were discussed in conjunction with close-up images of samples taken after the measurement. The materials show clearly different rheological behaviors but depend on the respective shear and geometrical conditions. In particular, for the material with the lowest viscosity, doubling the capillary diameter resulted in a disproportionate increase of the pressure loss by up to one third. Only the capillary flow of this material could not be reproduced by the CFD simulation. The results indicate that conventionally determined rheometric data of TPSs are of limited use in evaluating process flows for various material grades.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer3537
FachzeitschriftPolymers
Jahrgang15
Ausgabenummer17
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Sept. 2023
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

ORCID /0000-0003-0967-4557/work/173054863

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • modeling and simulation, rheology, rheometry, testing, thermoplastic elastomers