Abstract
The application of polyethylene in artificial turf promotes research on the processing and properties of uniaxial extension modified polyethylene materials. The effects of comonomer (octene/butene) structure on the properties of pre-stretched linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE)/polyolefin elastomer (POE) blends are investigated. The melt tensile stress and melt stretch ratio of LLDPE ethylene‒octene copolymer (EOC)/POE reach 4.0 × 105 Pa and 12.8, respectively. At the pre-stretching ratio λ = 5, the tensile strength of EOC/POEλ5 reaches 62.5 MPa, the critical length is 5.7 mm, and the strain hardening degree increases. Differential scanning calorimetry, Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction show the crystallinity of EOC/POEλ5 is higher than that of LLDPE ethylene‒butene copolymer (EBC)/POEλ5. Large short-chain branch length EOC is demonstrated to rebuild the “physical crosslinking point” after pre-stretched, thereby enhancing the interaction between molecular chains in EOC/POEλ5. This research provides a new clue for the development of artificial turf materials.
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