Mechanical and Thermal Properties of the Titanium Dioxide-Modified Composites Based on Aluminum Hydroxide and a Polyethylene Mixture

Abstract

The results of investigations of the mechanical and thermal properties of the composites modified with a structure-forming agent based on aluminum hydroxide and a high- and low-density polyethylene blend are reported. The properties of the polymer composites, including the fracture stress, relative elongation, melt flow index, heat resistance, thermal stability, and thermomechanics, have been studied. All the composite materials have been based on a titanium dioxide-modified (1 wt %) high- and low-density polyethylene blend (50/50). The aluminum hydroxide content has been varied within 1‒30 wt %. Using the data obtained on the Kanavets device, the temperature dependences of the deformation have been built and the regularities of changes in the thermomechanical curves have been established. It has been shown that, in all the investigated samples, a transition from the solid to viscous-flow state occurs with increasing temperature. The thermal stability has been estimated by the thermogravimetric analysis.