NETWORK RELAXATION PROPERTIES OF CROSSLINKED POLY (ETHYL ACRYLATE) AND POLY (DIMETHYL SILOXANE) IN THE RUBBERY PLATEAU REGION,

Abstract

The stress relaxation properties of poly(ethyl acrylate) and poly (dimethyl siloxane) were investigated under conditions where oxidative degradation was minimized. The relaxation observed is thought to result from the continued approach to equilibrium of the network chains with cooperative thermal motion. These elastomers, representing two new classes of polymer, and two new types of crosslinking, were found to behave surprisingly like natural rubber and butadiene-styrene copolymer. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0649896

Entities

People

  • Arthur V. Tobolsky
  • Leslie H. Sperling

Organizations

  • Princeton University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acrylates
  • Alkenes
  • Butadienes
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Copolymers
  • Degradation
  • Elastomers
  • Macromolecules
  • Molecules
  • Natural Rubber
  • Organic Compounds
  • Polymers
  • Rubber

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics