Miscibility of poly(ether ether ketone)/poly(ether diphenyl ether ketone) blends

Poly(ether ether ketone) and poly(ether diphenyl ether ketone) homopolymers are prepared by nucleophilic substitution routes. Miscibility of PEEK/PEDEK blends has been studied by wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) and differential scanning calorimetry (d.s.c.). The results indicate that for PEEK/PEDEK blends, when the PEDEK content (weight fraction) is greater than 0.20 and less than 0.75, PEEK and PEDEK components form independent crystalline regions, i.e. they are immiscible; when the PEDEK content is in the range W-PEDEK less than or equal to 0.20 or greater than or equal to 0.75, a rich PEEK- or PEDEK-rich content crystallizes from a mixed melt and PEEK and PEDEK are miscible. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.