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Polypropylene (PP) is a semicrystalline polymer with a wide range of applications, mainly standard applications but also in the field of construction. The glass transition temperature of about 4 °C limits the use of PP. Compounding with a soft elastomeric phase of a much lower glass transition temperature provides a possibility of expanding the application range of PP to temperatures below 0 °C. The mechanical properties of such blends depend on the structure of the matrix material, on the type, diameter and volume content of the dispersed phase, and on the interaction between the phases. Toughness optimization can only be performed with knowledge of the quantitative correlations between morphology and toughness.
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Koch, T., Seidler, S., Jung, K., Grellmann, W. (2001). Morphology and Toughness of PP/EPR 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_18
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