impact-modified polymer

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.IT07175
@[email protected] material whose impact @[email protected] and toughness have been increased by the incorporation of phase microdomains of a rubbery material.
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An example is the incorporation of soft polybutadiene domains into glassy polystyrene to produce high-impact polystyrene.
Source:
PAC, 2004, 76, 889. (Definitions of terms relating to reactions of polymers and to functional polymeric materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2003)) on page 899 [Terms] [Paper]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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