Stress-oscillation behaviour of semi-crystalline polymers: the case of poly(butylene succinate)
- Submitting institution
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The Open University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 1453628
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1039/C8SM01889H
- Title of journal
- Soft Matter
- Article number
- -
- First page
- 9175
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 45
- ISSN
- 1744-683X
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- November
- Year of publication
- 2018
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/c8/sm/c8sm01889h/c8sm01889h1.mp4
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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6
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- Paper presents detailed morphological and mechanistic analysis of stress-oscillation (SO) behaviour in an industrially important biodegrade polymer, polybutylene succinate. SO occurs when necking is no longer constant during elongation when the polymer is industrially processed into films. Using synchrotron X-ray and microscopy techniques the results showed the origin of SO behaviour was dependent on several processing conditions. This work is significant to understanding how to predict and control SO during the industrial processing such as extrusion, injection moulding and film blowing, of polymer materials. Further collaborative research on modelling the SO processes in other engineering polymers continues at Warwick University.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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