Influence of crystallinity change on creep properties due to thermal history for polypropylene
摘要
For crystalline polymers used as a matrix polymer at fiber-reinforced thermo-plastics, effects of crystallinity of polypropylene on creep characteristics were investigated. Measurements taken using DSC, DMA, SAXS, and WAXS elucidated crystallization behavior and crystallinity along with changes in the annealing temperature and annealing time. Although crystallinity increases with the annealing temperature and annealing time, a relation was found between the annealing temperature and time: crystallinity can be shifted by a shift factor. The time–temperature crystallinity superposition holds for crystalline polymers. Using this relation, creep time change caused by aging can be predicted. The relation between crystallinity and storage modulus