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Effect Of Loading And Process Conditions On The Mechanical Behavior In Sebs Thermoplastic Elastomers (Tpes), Mohit Mamodia
Effect Of Loading And Process Conditions On The Mechanical Behavior In Sebs Thermoplastic Elastomers (Tpes), Mohit Mamodia
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Styrenic block copolymer thermoplastic elastomers are one of the most widely used thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) today. The focus of this research is to fundamentally understand the structure-processs-property relationships in these materials. Deformation behavior of the block copolymers with cylindrical and lamellar morphologies has been investigated in detail using unique techniques like deformation calorimetry, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), combined in-situ small angle x-ray and wide angle x-ray scattering (SAXS/WAXS). The research involves the study of structural changes that occur at different length scales along with the energetics involved upon deformation. The structural changes in the morphology of these systems on deformation …