The volume changes of rubber modified polymers under creep at room temperature were successfully used to characterize the toughening mechanisms of blends with brittle polymer matrices such as high impact polystyrene.T...The volume changes of rubber modified polymers under creep at room temperature were successfully used to characterize the toughening mechanisms of blends with brittle polymer matrices such as high impact polystyrene.This approach cannot be applied to pseudo-ductile polymers such as polypropylene and polyamide,because they are ductile when stretched at low speed at room temperature.Based on the time-temperature equivalence princi ple,the volume change at low temperature is proposed to characterize quantitatively the toughening mechanisms of polymer blends with ductile matrices,which is illustrated by applying this approach to rubber modified polypropylene展开更多
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文摘The volume changes of rubber modified polymers under creep at room temperature were successfully used to characterize the toughening mechanisms of blends with brittle polymer matrices such as high impact polystyrene.This approach cannot be applied to pseudo-ductile polymers such as polypropylene and polyamide,because they are ductile when stretched at low speed at room temperature.Based on the time-temperature equivalence princi ple,the volume change at low temperature is proposed to characterize quantitatively the toughening mechanisms of polymer blends with ductile matrices,which is illustrated by applying this approach to rubber modified polypropylene