Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Isotactic Polypropylene/TiO2 Particulate Composites

Pa rticulat e co mpo sit es ba sed o n isotactic poly propylene( i P P) a nd ti tanium di oxide ( Ti O2 ) hav e been prepa red and thei r mo rpholog y a nd t hermal behavio r inv esti gat ed by scanning elect ro n micro sco py ( SEM ) , dif ferential sca nni ng calo ri met ry ( DSC ) a nd thermog ravi met ric a nalysi s( T GA) .T ensile t est s w ere perfo rmed t o assess the i nf luence of Ti O2 o n the mechanical proper ti es o f the i P P.