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Fig. 6. Tension set and compression set of the TPNRs.  Fig. 5. Relationship between degree of crystallinity of HDPE and blend ratio.  The effect of blend ratio on tensile properties, hardness and tear strength of the TPNRs is summarized in Table 2. Unlike the results reported by Nakason et al. [9], the tensile strength tends to increase gradually with increasing NRP/ HDPE ratio. The explanation is given by the phenomenon of strain-induced crystallization, as previously mentioned. It should be noted that the addition of NRP into HDPE matrix could interfere with the degree of crystallinity in HDPE. The  The influence of blend ratio on tension set and compression set is depicted in Fig. 6. With increasing NRP content, significant improvement of elasticity is achieved as clearly observed from the continuous reductions in both tension set and compression set. Again, the improved elasticity is attributed mainly to the combination of the

Figure 6 Tension set and compression set of the TPNRs. Fig. 5. Relationship between degree of crystallinity of HDPE and blend ratio. The effect of blend ratio on tensile properties, hardness and tear strength of the TPNRs is summarized in Table 2. Unlike the results reported by Nakason et al. [9], the tensile strength tends to increase gradually with increasing NRP/ HDPE ratio. The explanation is given by the phenomenon of strain-induced crystallization, as previously mentioned. It should be noted that the addition of NRP into HDPE matrix could interfere with the degree of crystallinity in HDPE. The The influence of blend ratio on tension set and compression set is depicted in Fig. 6. With increasing NRP content, significant improvement of elasticity is achieved as clearly observed from the continuous reductions in both tension set and compression set. Again, the improved elasticity is attributed mainly to the combination of the