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Several thermal treatments have been imposed along processing to a poly[propylene-b-(ethylene-co-propylene)] and their effect on structure, thermal characterization and mechanical response has been explored. Quenching in a dry ice/methanol bath after melting has allowed to obtain a mesomorphic form due to the existence of long isotactic polypropylene (iPP) chains within the block copolymer here studied. An exhaustive analysis of such a mesophase has been performed comparing its morphological details and mechanical properties with the rest of thermal treatments. A microspherulitic superstructure is found in this mesomorphic form which leads to the lowest values in mechanical parameters, such as storage and Young moduli as well as microhardness, compared to those exhibited by the other specimens with distinct thermal histories. However, the ductility of the mesomorphic structure is the highest one, owed to the non-existence of monoclinic crystallites. A phase transition is observed at around 90°C on heating, which suggests the transformation of this mesomorphic form to the monoclinic crystalline structure.
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Arranz-Andrés, J., Benavente, R., Pérez, E. et al. Structure and Mechanical Behavior of the Mesomorphic Form in a Propylene-b-Poly(ethylene-co-propylene) Copolymer and Its Comparison with Other Thermal Treatments. Polym J 35, 766–777 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.35.766
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