Journal of Adhesion, Vol.75, No.1, 45-60, 2001
Peel adhesion of natural rubber bonded to polyethylene terephthalate: Effect of crosslinking on rate/temperature response
Laminates consisting of natural rubber (NR) sandwiched between cloth fabric and polyester film were pulled apart at various rates and temperatures in a T-peel geometry. Peel energies for joints containing uncrosslinked or lightly-crosslinked NR did not obey simple time-temperature superposition. This behavior is attributed to strain-induced crystallization during peeling. However. when the rubber was highly crosslinked, strain crystallization seems to be absent, as peel energies now can be WLF shifted to form a mastercurve.