Author(s): Silva, Daniel P. da ; Lamolinara, Barbara ; Costa, André ; Gameiro, Fábio ; Pascoal-Faria, Paula ; Mateus, Artur ; Martinez, Juan Carlos ; Phinyocheep, Pranee ; Amornsakchai, Taweechai ; Mitchell, Geoffrey R.
Date: 2022
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/8371
Origin: IC-online
Subject(s): Natural rubber; Biaxial deformation; UUniaxial deformation; Crystallisation; SAXS; WAXS
Understanding biaxial deformation is essential for a more realistic evaluation of rubber elasticity compared to the more usual uniaxial deformation. To study crystallisation occurring during biaxial deformation of natural rubber films, a new simple equipment has been designed and assembled. The equipment, mounted in the beamline of ALBA synchrotron light source facility, allowed the in-situ measurement of X-ray scattering of natural rubber during biaxial deformation. This work provides, for the first time, quantitative information on crystallisation during biaxial extension.
