On the Degree of Crystallinity in Natural Rubber. II. The Orientation of Rubber Crystallites in Stretched Samples
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Abstract In the foregoing article a method for determining the proportion of crystalline rubber in stretched samples has been described. A complication due to varying crystallite orientation in different samples appeared to interfere with the application. A simple relation is given between the degree of orientation and an empirical constant which makes possible a rapid determination of the degree of crystallization, regardless of the orientation in the sample under investigation.