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We present unique nonlinear shear and extensional rheology data of unentangled amorphous polyester ionomers based on polyethers and sulphonated phthalates with sodium/lithium counterions. Previous linear viscoelastic measurements showed significant elasticity in these ionomers due to the formation of strong ionic aggregates. These ionomer melts exhibit viscoelastic properties similar to well-entangled melts with an extended rubbery plateau. To evaluate the effects of nonlinear deformation, the rheology of these ionomers was investigated using uniaxial extension and shear. The measurements were performed on a filament stretching rheometer and on a strain controlled rotational rheometer equipped with a cone-partitioned-plate setup. In extension, ionomer samples exhibited a decreasing strain hardening trend with increasing extension rates. At the same Weissenberg number, the same strain hardening was observed for different counterions. The presence of high solvating poly(ethylene oxide), PEO, along the backb...

Nonlinear shear and uniaxial extensional rheology of polyether-ester-sulfonate copolymer ionomer melts