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By adjusting the molar ratio of the anhydride to the carboxylic acid in the curing agent, the Tgs of the EVs increased from 79 to 143 \u00b0C with the increase in the anhydride content. In particular, the material EV-5.5 with a high usable Tg of 98 \u00b0C could undergo stress relaxation through the transesterification reaction when exposed to high temperatures (160 to 200 \u00b0C), and the correlation between the relaxation time and temperature follows the Arrhenius equation. Moreover, EV-5.5 exhibited elastomeric behavior, where brittle fractures occurred before yielding, which demonstrated a tensile strength of 52 MPa. EV-5.5 also exhibited good thermal stability with a decomposition temperature (Td5) of 322 \u00b0C. 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