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The morphology and the crystallization of blends of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) with polyamide-6 (PA-6), and with poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBTP), were investigated in detail by electron microscopy and by DSC. In some of the blends, the dispersed component exhibits rather small particle sizes and, followingly, a high number density of the dispersed particles which is in the order of magnitude of, or exceeds the number density of the usually nucleating heterogeneities. In these blends, the crystallization of the dispersed component proceeded in two steps, induced by different nucleating species (“fractionated crystallization”). The nuclei concentrations in the components and the specific interfacial energies of the PVDF nucleation steps were estimated. An unusual type of fractionated crystallization occurs in some cases: matrix and disperse phases crystallize completely coincident due to a specific mutual nucleating efficiency of both components. An estimation of the interfacial energies involved suggests a nucleating activity of PVDF crystals for PA-6. Moreover, a rise of the crystallization temperatures of the PA-6 and PBTP matrix phases is observed that may indicate a migration of nucleating impurities during melt processing from PVDF towards the second component.
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Frensch, H., Jungnickel, B.J. Some novel crystallization kinetic peculiarities in finely dispersing polymer blends. Colloid & Polymer Sci 267, 16–27 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01410144
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