The present investigation deals with the mechanical, thermal and rheological properties of binary HDPE/EPR blends at various dispersed phase (EPR) concentrations. The effects of EPR concentration on tensile, impact properties of the pure HDPE and HDPE/ EPR blends were studied. Analysis of the tensile data in terms of various theoretical models revealed the variation of stress concentration effect with blend composition. Rheological study was carried out to investigate the change in viscosity with shear rate. DSC results show decrease in percent crystallinity of HDPE upon incorporation of EPR except at 20wt% rubber concentrations wherein the percent crystallinity has shown marginal increment. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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It was established on 24 January 1857, and was one of the first institutions in Asia to be established as a multidisciplinary and Western-style university. Its alumni and faculty include several heads of state, heads of government, social reformers, prominent artists, only academy award winner and Dirac medal winner in India, many Fellows of the Royal Society and five Nobel laureates as of 2019 which is highest in South Asia.

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10.1023/a:1021076724403

High-density polyethylene-ethylene propylene rubber-based thermoplastic elastomer: A mechanical modeling, thermal and rheological study

Journal	Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering
Publisher	TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
ISSN	0360-2559