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Inexpensive combined thermoplastics are of great interest for technological application in the marketplace; in particular, blended materials of increased fracture toughness combined with balanced stiffness and strength, as well as appropriate processing and production properties, are highly desirable. At present this goal is reached by methods such as copolymerization or modification with a suitable elastomer.
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Niebergall, U., Bohse, J., Sturm, H., Seidler, S., Grellmann, W. (2001). Relationship Between Fracture Behaviour and Morphology in PE/PP Blends. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (eds) Deformation and Fracture Behaviour of Polymers. Engineering Materials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04556-5_16
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