Thermo-viscoelastic and tensile properties during the cure of adhesives used for electronic devices were evaluated. It was clarified that the dynamic viscoelastic and tensile properties depend on holding times and that these properties are affected by the curing processes. Specifically, the tensile strength and elastic modulus will increase, but the fracture strain will decrease as the heating time becomes long. These tensile properties correspond with thermo-viscoelastic behavior and fracture patterns.
The relationship between viscoelastic behavior and morphology change under shear flow for polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) blends was investigated. Polymer blends comprising of a propylene block-copolymer and 4 high-density polyethylenes with different molecular weights were used for this study. The obtained results are as follows. (1) Deformation of the dispersed droplets was lower as the shear visocosity ratio of the dispersed phase to the continuous phase became higher. (2) Swelling ratio of the PP/PE blends depended on the deformation of the dispersed phase, shear viscosity ratio and interfacial tension. (3) Swelling ratio behavior can be controlled by morphology changes affecting the shear viscosity ratio.