New insights into the relationship between network structure and strain-induced crystallization in un-vulcanized and vulcanized natural rubber by synchrotron X-ray diffraction

Polymer

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2142-2148

  Toki, Shigeyuki ^a   Hsiao, Benjamin S ^a   Amnuaypornsri, Sureerut ^b   Sakdapipanich, Jitladda ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Natural rubber; Network structure; Strain induced crystallization

Indexed keywords

RUBBER; TENSILE STRENGTH; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

NATURAL COMPONENTS; NATURALLY OCCURRING NETWORKS; NETWORK STRUCTURES; RELAXATION MECHANISM; STRAININDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION; STRESS STRAIN RELATION; SYNCHROTRON X RAY DIFFRACTION; WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

STRESS-STRAIN CURVES;

CRYSTALLIZATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NATURAL RUBBER; STRAIN; STRESS-STRAIN PROPERTY; SYNTHETIC POLYISOPRENE; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 64049114111     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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