[Viscoelastic behaviour of inlay waxes. (Part 2) Physical and dynamic viscoelastic properties for binary mixtures of waxes (author's transl)].

Abstract

Binary mixtures of waxes added carnauba wax, beeswax or dammar to paraffin were investigated by measurements of X-ray diffraction, dilatometry, differential thermal analysis and dynamic viscoelasticity. The relationships between the viscoelastic behaviour and the physical properties of these waxes were discussed. Additions of carnauba wax to paraffin changed drastically viscoelastic properties of paraffin, that is, increased the dynamic modulus, G', and decreased the loss tangent, tan delta, in the region of higher temperatures including the crystal transition temperature region of paraffin. The possible explanation for this change of viscoelastic properties is that the presence of crystals of carnauba wax composed of longer chain molecules than that of paraffin rises interfacial interaction. The temperature dependence of viscoelastic properties for binary mixtures of paraffin and beeswax was approximately the same as that of paraffin. This is because paraffin and beeswax may form a sort of homogeneous phases. Additions of dammar to paraffin increased the elasticity of paraffin in the region of lower temperatures, but did not effected to change of G' and tan delta in the region of higher temperatures. Another effect of additions of dammar was to lower the thermal expansion of binary mixtures.