Micromechanical Characterization of Complex Polypropylene Morphologies by HarmoniX AFM

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Test/zone</td><td class="align_center">Spherulitic core (GPa)</td><td class="align_center">Transition zone (GPa)</td><td class="align_center">Shear zone (GPa)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">HarmoniX</td><td class="align_center">1.50 ± 0.45</td><td class="align_center">1.80 ± 0.47</td><td class="align_center">1.98 ± 0.47</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Nanoindentation</td><td class="align_center">1.67 ± 0.50</td><td class="align_center">1.81 ± 0.55</td><td class="align_center">2.00 ± 0.48</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Comparison between elastic moduli evaluated by HarmoniX AFM and indentation tests in different positions along the sample thickness.

International Journal of Polymer Science

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Table 2: Micromechanical Characterization of Complex Polypropylene Morphologies by HarmoniX AFM 