Evaluation of multiple melting peaks of propylene-ethylene copolymers

Abstract

Multiple melting peaks phenomena have been investigated in terms of compositional heterogeneity, crystallization temperature, cooling rate, heating rate, annealing and crystal structure for low ethylene content block and random propylene-ethylene copolymers. The experimental results suggested that the compositional heterogeneity and crystal morphology play an important role in the cause of multiple melting behavior.