Research Article

Preparation of Miscible PVA/PEG Blends and Effect of Graphene Concentration on Thermal, Crystallization, Morphological, and Mechanical Properties of PVA/PEG (10 wt%) Blend

Table 2

DSC data for PVA and PVA/PEG blends.

Sample code (°C)a (J/g)b (°C)c (J/g)d (°C)e (%)f

Pure PVA211.7851.35198.1284.748336.16
PVA/PEG (5%)214.4355.21197.8180.8853.8538.88
PVA/PEG (10%)214.7945.29198.5273.9454.3931.89
PVA/PEG (15%)210.1531.98195.6763.1651.3422.52
PVA/PEG (20%)214.2142.23198.0768.2254.4729.74

aMelting temperature. bMelting enthalpy. cCrystallization temperature. dEnthalpy of crystallization.eGlass transition temperature. fDegree of crystallinity calculated by using (1).