Direct investigations of temperature related structure transitions in strained poly(butylene succinate) with SAXS and WAXS

Wenyang Zhang, Chengbo Zhou, Yao Zhang, Feifei Xue, Baojing Luo, Hongfei Li, Xiangkui Ren, Jingqing Li, Yingrui Shang, Zhonghua Wu, Shichun Jiang

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Abstract

The deformation behavior is closely related to the structures and mechanical properties of polymers. The structural evolution during deformation is fundamental to understand the deformation mechanism and control the properties of polymers. Deformation-induced structure transitions contain a stable structure to metastable one or metastable structure to a stable one. The structures of the uniaxially stretched poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) at different temperatures were directly investigated by in situ synchrotron wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). The data reveal the initial strain of the α-β transition increases with the stretching temperatures. A quantitative analysis was performed to explore the crystal transition mechanisms of the stretched PBS.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)321-328
Number of pages8
JournalColloid and Polymer Science
Volume294
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2016
Externally publishedYes

Funding

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51173130, 21274149, and 21374077).

Keywords

  • Poly(butylene succinate) deformation
  • SAXS and WAXS in situ investigations
  • Structure transitions

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