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Deformation and recovery behaviour of thermoplastic vulcanisates
thesis
posted on 2018-07-23, 08:17 authored by Rohaidah Abd RahimThe purpose of this study was to identity key elements in the microstructure of
thermoplastic vulcanisates (TPVs) in order to understand better the deformation and
recovery characteristics of thermoplastic vulcanisate blends. Thermoplastic
vulcanisates based on natural rubber and a thermoplastic (polypropylene) were
studied. The rubber was dynamically crosslinked during melt-blending and test
specimens were produced by injection moulding and extrusion. Morphological
analysis and tensile stress–strain studies were used to investigate the effect of
composition, processing and microstructure on the deformation and recovery
behaviour of thermoplastic vulcanisate blends. [Continues.]
Funding
Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB).
History
School
- Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering
Department
- Materials
Publisher
© R. Abd RahimPublisher statement
This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Publication date
2007Notes
A Master's Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Master of Philosophy at Loughborough University.Language
- en