Abstract:Crosslinked natural rubber and synthetic rubber samples are additivated with up to 9 wt% stearic acid (StA) to better understand the influence of StA on the melting temperature Tm of strain‐induced crystallized poly(cis‐1,4‐isoprene) crystals. To this end, lamellae thicknesses are determined from wide‐angle x‐ray patterns and used to calculate the crystal size dependent melting temperature Tm,calc. Comparing the measured Tm with Tm,calc reveals that Tm deviates downward from Tm,calc and converges Tm,calc with … Show more
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