Changes of mechanical properties in cold-crystallized syndiotactic polypropylene during aging

被引:24
作者
Schwarz, I [1 ]
Stranz, M [1 ]
Bonnet, M [1 ]
Petermann, J [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Dortmund, Dept Chem Engn, Inst Sci Mat, D-4600 Dortmund, Germany
关键词
cold-crystallized syndiotactic polypropylene aging; mechanical properties; density; annealing;
D O I
10.1007/s003960100488
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Many semicrystalline polymers undergo a process of aging when they are stored at temperatures higher than their glass-transition temperature (T,). Syndiotactic polypropylene was quenched from the melt to -40 degreesC, crystallized from the glassy state at 20 or 40 degreesC and stored at the respective temperature for different aging times up to 7200 h. A significant increase in the tensile modulus and stress at yield and a decrease in strain at yield were observed for both aging temperatures. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) scans of aged material showed an endothermic annealing peak 15-30 degreesC above the previous aging temperature, the maximum temperature and enthalpic content of which increased with aging time. The position and the shape of the melting peak were not affected by aging. Scans of the storage modulus obtained from dynamic mechanical analyser measurements indicated a softening process starting at about 20 degreesC above the aging temperature and correlating with the annealing peak detected by DSC. Density measurements: and wide-angle X-ray scattering investigations revealed that neither the crystallinity increased significantly nor did the crystal structure change. So the observed property changes induced by aging are attributed to microstructural changes within the amorphous phase. Furthermore, it could be shown by anncaling experiments carried out at 60 degreesC, that aging above T-g is, analogous to aging below T-g (physical aging), a thermoreversible process.
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