Abstract
The role of long chains in extension flow-induced crystallization was studied with a combination of extension rheological and in situ small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) measurements at 52 °C. To elucidate the effects of long chains, bidisperse blends of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) with the long-chain concentration above the overlap concentration were prepared, constructing long-chain entanglement network in short-chain matrix. Rheological data of step extension on PEO melt are divided into two regions with fracture strain of pure short-chain sample as a boundary. Distinctly different features of crystallization kinetics and crystal morphologies are observed in these two regions, exactly corresponding to rheological behavior. A new mechanism based on entanglement network perspective is proposed, in which the second entanglement network constructed by long chains has three effects: (i) helping flow to change the free energy of polymer melt more effectively; (ii) ensuring the specific work can impose on the ...
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