Strain softening of nano-scale fuzzy interfaces causes Mullins effect in thermoplastic polyurethane.
The strain-induced softening of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers (TPUs), known as the Mullins effect, arises from their multi-phase structure. We used the combination of small- and wide- angle X-ray scattering (SAXS/WAXS) during in situ repeated tensile loading to elucidate the relationship bet...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017
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