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MeasurementofofDegree
DegreeofofCrystallinitty
CrystallinittyofofPolymer
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Analysis
Summary
The degree of the crystallinity of crystalline polymer is a structural parameter that has much to do with their
physical properties in general. An evaluation of the degree of crystallinity sometimes enables you to identify
the causes of insufficient rigidity, cracks, whitening and other defects.
The methods for measuring the degree of crystallinity include the density, thermal analysis, NMR and IR
methods.
An explanation will be given here of the method for measuring the degree of crystallinity by the X-ray
diffraction technique that makes it possible to make the measurement with the microcrystals 1mm or so in
diameter left in the solid state as they are.
Normally, a multi-peak separation program is used to separate the crystal and noncrystal regions.
Further, the setting of the noncrystal region depends on a noncrystal model.
As a detailed method for analyzing the degree of crystallinity, there is a method described in the publication
of W. Ruland* to be followed that exclude incoherent scattering and take account of thermal oscillation and
disturbance in crystals. However, a short-cut version of this method is commonly used because there is
generally much demand for the evaluation of a relative degree of crystallinity and such short-cut version
provides an easy and quick method for making calculations with good reproducibility.
* W.Ruland, Acta Cryst.,14, 1180 (1961)
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