Glossary of surface technology
Blends
Blends are macroscopic mixtures or also mixtures of different polymers, but they do not form copolymers. The different polymer types are present in blends without reacting chemically, but also without a phase separation forming.Often, new materials with favourable propertied can be created by blending different plastics neue Werkstoffe mit günstigen Eigenschaften herstellen. As a precondition, the polymers must be compatible, able to form homogeneous blends, and must not separate during processing.