The Freezing of Crystalline Polymers as Evidenced by Compressibility Measurements,
Abstract
The freezing points for a series of semicrystalline and crystalline polymers have been determined as functions of pressure and temperature. It is shown that with increasing temperature a greater pressure must be applied to induce freezing. It was also found that many polymers exhibit a small amount of supercooling. It has been found that crystalline polymers exhibit maximum temperatures above which it is impossible to induce crystallization regardless of the applied pressure. This maximum temperature is discussed in relation to the possible existence of a critical temperature for a polymer. Combining this new information on the freezing of polymers with previously known relations, it is now possible to give a more extended relationship for the various thermal transitions in a polymer. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 23, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0759007
Entities
People
- R. W. Warfield
Organizations
- Naval Ordnance Laboratory