SOME OPTICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYVINYL CHLORIDE

Abstract

The photoelastic properties of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) were subjected to preliminary investigation several years ago. Some of these measurements were repeated and extended during the past year. These measurements confirm previous observations and demonstrate the contribution of both distortional and orientational contributions to the birefringence. They also indicate the possibility of dichroism studies on partly decomposed PVC which will be described in a future report. Measurements of dynamic birefringence were also conducted indicating a negative strain-optical coefficient at room temperature consistent with a dominant distortional contribution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0464060

Entities

People

  • Akira Utsuo
  • Richard S. Stein

Organizations

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkenes
  • Birefringence
  • Chemistry
  • Chlorides
  • Classification
  • Contracts
  • Dichroism
  • Elastic Properties
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Polymers
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Stresses
  • Tensile Strength
  • Thermal Stresses
  • Transition Temperature

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  • Battery Technology and Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.