利用混合效果优异的平行三螺杆挤出机制备了聚苯乙烯/活性滑石粉( PS/Talc )复合材料,分析了Talc在PS基体中的分散性,研究了复合材料的力学性能和热稳定性,并通过挤出发泡正交试验,探讨影响泡孔结构的主次因素.研究结果表明,三螺杆挤出混炼能很好地改善Talc在基体中的分散效果,当Talc含量在6%以下时,能够均匀分散在PS基体中;拉伸强度、冲击强度以及断裂伸长率随着Talc含量增加呈现先增加后减小的趋势,当Talc含量为6%时,拉伸强度、冲击强度以及断裂伸长率出现极大值;随着Talc含量增加,弯曲强度下降,弯曲模量增加;Talc能够增加复合材料的热稳定性,当Talc的填充量为10%时,复合材料的热稳定最好;挤出发泡正交实验结果表明,影响PS/Talc复合材料发泡行为的主次因素为:Talc含量、口模压力、口模温度;当Talc填充量为8%时,得到的泡孔尺寸最小,泡孔密度最大,它们分别为12.4μm和2.4×108个/cm3.
Polystyrene/active Talc ( PS/Talc) composites were prepared by means of a parallel triple-screw extruder with excellent mixing ability .Then, the dispersion of Talc in PS matrix was analyzed , and the mechanical proper-ties and thermal stability of PS/Talc composites were investigated .Meanwhile , the key factors affecting cell struc-ture were discussed via extrusion foaming orthogonal experiments .The results show that (1) the dispersion of Talc in PS matrix is improved by the triple screw extruder , and Talc can be dispersed in PS matrix evenly when the Talc content is below 6%;(2) the tensile strength, the impact strength and the elongation at break first increase and then decrease as the Talc content reduces , and they all reach the maximum when the Talc content is 6%;(3) with the increase of the Talc content , the flexural strength decreases while the flexural modulus increases;(4) the addi-tion of Talc can enhance the thermal stability of PS/Talc composites , and the thermal stability reaches the maximum at the Talc content of 10%;(5) the primary factor affecting the foaming behavior of PS /Talc composites is the Talc content , which is followed by the die pressure and the die temperature;and (6) when the Talc content is 8%, the minimum cell size and the maximum cell density are obtained , which are 12.4μm and 2.4×108 cells/cm3 , re-spectively .