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Toughening isotactic polypropylene and propylene-ethylene block copolymer with styrene-ethylene butylene-styrene triblock copolymer

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Dynamic mechanical properties, low-temperature impact behavior, flexural modulus and heat distortion temperature (HDT) of isotactic polypropylene (i-PP) and propylene-ethylene block copolymer (Co-PP) toughened with styrene-ethylene butylene-styrene triblock copolymer (SEBS), at blending ratios of 0–30 phr, were studied and compared. A scanning electron microscopic morphology study of the impact-fractured surfaces demonstrated the changes in fracture mechanisms at various temperatures and SEBS contents. SEBS remarkably improves the impact endurance in the lower-temperature range when blended with Co-PP in comparison with i-PP, due to the increased compatibility in the interface between SEBS particles and the Co-PP matrix.

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    H. T. Chiu, Y. G. Shiau, W. M. Chiu & S. S. Syau

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Chiu, H.T., Shiau, Y.G., Chiu, W.M. et al. Toughening isotactic polypropylene and propylene-ethylene block copolymer with styrene-ethylene butylene-styrene triblock copolymer. J Polym Res 2, 21–29 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01493430

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