Study on Shape-Memory Mechanism and Properties of NR/TPI Blends

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Crystalline grains of TPI distribute in NR/TPI blends in the role of physical crosslinking points and make up for deficiencies of the NR/TPI blending system. The flexibility and strength have been enhanced significantly by increasing the the addition level of TPI. The NR/TPI vulcanizates containing 30% of TPI were found to show the recovery rate of 99.4%, while the shape fixity was close to 100%. The study indicated that the recovery rates of NR/TPI vulcanizates depended to a large extent on the addition level of TPI. The influence of the addition level of TPI on the micro-structure of NR/TPI blends was investigated. In addition, the effects of TPI content on static mechanical properties, dynamic mechanical properties, shape-memory performance and cure characteristics of NR/TPI blends were also discussed.

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