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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 321-328 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Colloid and Polymer Science |
| Volume | 294 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 1 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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