Abstract

Combining the extension rheometry and simultaneous in-situ synchrotron radiation small/wide angle X-ray scattering (SAXS/WAXS) measurement, extension induced crystallization of cross-linked isotactic polypropylene (CL-iPP) is studied at different temperature from 130 to 160 °C. After extension at strain of 1.5, precursor is generated before crystallization and the relative stability increases with temperature. Precursor growth is confined due to limited chain diffusion, resulting in a periodic two-dimensional distribution. Crystallization takes place later with the existence of precursor, accompanied with the slowdown of precursor dynamics. Based on the results, a model of precursor assisted crystallization is proposed to illustrate this unique phase behavior.

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