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A discussion about phase morphology and interphase is presented taking into account the influence of the epoxidation on NR/SBR blends. Unfilled blends were examined in a broad composition range to investigate the morphology by TEM (transmission electron microscopy) and to estimate the volume fraction of the interphase by means of DMA (dynamic mechanical analysis). It was observed that the domain sizes and the volume fraction of the interphase depend on the difference in polarity of rubbers caused by the presence of the epoxidized phase and the polarizability caused by the difference on the vinyl content.