ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2026
Octavinyl-POSS as a Modifier of Thermoplastic Polyolefin Elastomers Based on Ethylene-Propylene-Diene and Ethylene-1-Octene EPDM/POEs Blends.
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Thermoplastic polyolefin elastomers (TPOs) were developed from ethylene-propylene-diene (EPDM) rubber and ethylene-1-octene copolymers (POEs) differing in melt viscosity and crystallinity. EPDM/POE blends were prepared at a fixed composition by a melt-mixing process readily applicable to industrial manufacturing. To enhance interfacial interactions and network formation, the blends were modified with octavinyl-polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) and subsequently crosslinked using dicumyl peroxide (DCP). The rheological behavior of the uncured blends was strongly influenced by the viscosity of the POE phase. POSS incorporation, together with peroxide curing, improved viscoelastic response, as evidenced by Cole-Cole analysis, and promoted curing, resulting in higher cure rate index CRI values and shorter optimum cure times τ
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