# title
Effect of thermal history on scratch behavior of multi-phase styrenic-based copolymers

# abstract
2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Effect of thermal history on scratch performance of acrylonitrile styrene acrylate (ASA) and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) model systems was studied. ASAs with rubber particle sizes of 100 nm and 1 m, respectively, and ABS with rubber particle size of 100 nm were investigated. Linearly increasing normal load scratch tests were performed according to the ASTM-D7027/ISO-19252 standard. An improvement in scratch resistance is observed in ASAs when annealed at 140 C whereas a noticeable drop in scratch resistance is found in ABS under the same condition. Various microscopic analyses were conducted to determine the corresponding deformation mechanisms for the observed dependence of scratch performance on annealing. Implication of the present findings for design of scratch resistant rubber toughened polymers is discussed.

# authors[].organizations[].label
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

# authorList[]
Hossain, M. M., Jahnke, E., Boeckmann, P., Guriyanova, S., Minkwitz, R., & Sue, H.