ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
A family of copolymers of ethylene and α-olefin resins with homogeneous branching distribution, which behaves as elastomers at high short-chain branching levels and acts as typical thermoplastics at low short-chain branching levels, is now available. Control of this broad range of properties stems from the ability to control the molecular architecture more effectively using Dow's INSITETrademark of The Dow Chemical Co. technology than in the past. Due to the unique combination of narrow short-chain branching distribution (SCBD) and narrow molecular weight distribution (MWD), these resins provide a unique opportunity to model structure/property relationships in branched ethylene-α-olefin copolymers. The modulus in branched ethylene-α-olefin copolymers with aliphatic branches is shown to be primarily dictated by crystallinity. It is shown that the branch distribution and the branch type have an insignificant effect on the modulus of ethylene copolymers containing aliphatic branches at a given crystallinity. Modulus data have been successfully modeled in such systems using a lamellar fiber-reinforced amorphous matrix composite model. Switching from aliphatic branches to cyclic branches significantly affected the modulus at similar crystallinities. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Additional Material:
10 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1994.070510511
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