Correlation between crystallization and mechanical stress reveals by chain scission of segmented amide copolymer

By tuning hydrolysis duration of a segmented ether-amide copolymer (PEBA), a range of specimens presenting various macromolecular structures has been produced. Knowing that scissions occur predominantly at the bond between hard and soft blocks, for a given hard phase structure we study the impact of phase interconnection changes on strain-induced crystallization (SIC) occurring during tensile loading. The consequences of chain scissions on the structural reorganization involving SIC measured with in situ X-ray diffraction is considered here for the first time. A close correlation between stress and crystallinity induced under strain is highlighted whatever the chain scission number, i.e. the number of phase interconnections. As a result, the stress decrease observed at a given elongation can be interpreted as a consequence of a SIC weakening with the chain scission process.

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Thermoplastic elastomer, Poly(ether-block-amide), PEBA, Chain scission, Strain-induced crystallization

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Bardin Antoine, Le Gac Pierre Yves, Albouy Pierre-Antoine, Bindi Hervé, Fayolle Bruno (2022). Correlation between crystallization and mechanical stress reveals by chain scission of segmented amide copolymer. Polymer. 247. 124757 (8p.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2022.124757, https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00761/87282/

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