Rheological, thermal and crystallisation properties of ethylene, propylene and α-olefin copolymers. I Rheological properties

A series of random ethylene, propylene/1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene, 1-heptene, 1-octene copolymers, ethylene and propylene homopolymers were prepared and investigated. The rheological properties (steady state and dynamic shear viscosity, creep compliance and plateau modulus), of copolymer samples...

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Veröffentlicht in:Plastics, rubber & composites rubber & composites, 2004-05, Vol.33 (5), p.195-204
Hauptverfasser: Halász, L., Vorster, O.C., Belina, K., Juhász, P.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A series of random ethylene, propylene/1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene, 1-heptene, 1-octene copolymers, ethylene and propylene homopolymers were prepared and investigated. The rheological properties (steady state and dynamic shear viscosity, creep compliance and plateau modulus), of copolymer samples with different co-unit content and molecular masses were determined and compared with the properties of homopolymers. The effects of the length of counit and the comonomer content were investigated. The copolymers exhibited similar rheological properties to the homopolymer but they have a lower shear viscosity, normal viscosity, higher steady state creep compliance and smaller plateau modulus values. The effect of comonomer content was evaluated on the bases of free volume theory.
ISSN:1465-8011
1743-2898
DOI:10.1179/174328904X4909