Thermomechanical Behaviour of Poly(methyl methacrylate)/Copoly(ether-ester) Blends

Table 1

TGA thermal characteristics of PMMA, COPE and their blends.

Composition of PMMA/COPE blends (wt./wt.%)	Temperature at different % mass loss (±2°C)					Ash content (%)
	𝑇0	𝑇10	𝑇20	𝑇50	𝑇max
100/0	375	388	398	408	432	0.5
95/05	385	395	400	420	440	0.5
90/10	390	395	402	422	445	0.6
85/15	395	398	405	425	450	0.7
80/20	400	400	405	420	450	0.9
0/100	380	395	400	410	440	3.5

𝑇₀: Temperature of onset of decomposition; 𝑇₁₀: Temperature for 10% mass loss; 𝑇₂₀: Temperature for 20% mass loss; 𝑇₅₀: Temperature for 50% mass loss; 𝑇_max: Temperature for maximum mass loss.