Plasticizing of isotactic polypropylene upon addition of hydrocarbon oils
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Abstract The effect of the addition of hydrocarbon oil on the mechanical behaviour of isotactic polypropylenes (iPPs) was examined. It was found that the oil molecules are completely dissolved in the amorphous region of iPP so that the blending lowers the glass transition temperature, Tg, of iPP. As a result, Young’s modulus of iPP/oil blends is dominated by the difference between the measurement temperature and Tg (ΔTg = T - Tg), independent of the oil content. The elongation at break is proportional to ΔTg, while the strength at break increases linearly with increasing tie-molecule fraction (which increases with decreasing oil content), being independent of ΔTg.
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