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Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, Vol.37, No.2, 173-180, 1999
Physical aging of syndiotactic polypropylene
Syndiotactic polypropylene (sPP) was quenched from the melt in an ice-water bath, and changes in the structural organization, during the aging time, were followed by X-rays, differential scanning calorimetry, and transport properties of dichloromethane at low activities. After 1 month, an increase of crystallinity from 19 to 26% was observed. In addition, the results of sorption and diffusion indicated a consistent increase of an intermediate phase not crystalline, yet impermeable to the vapors. The study of the mechanical properties showed that there is a remarkable increase of all the mechanical parameters with the aging time, and this effect was associated to the increase of the intermediate phase. The elastic modulus increased three times in the first hours of aging.
Keywords:CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE;TRANSPORT-PROPERTIES;ISOTACTICPOLYPROPYLENE;MORPHOLOGY;POLYMERS;PHASE;FORM;POLYSTYRENE;DISORDER