Deformation of Polymers

Abstract

The deformation of linear polymers polymers was investigated from three viewpoints (1) the microscopic, involved measurements of free volume and the relationship of the intermolecular forces to the yield point, (2) the phenomenological, involved the prediction of non-linear viscoelastic programs of deformation in terms of the creep curves, and (3) environmental crazing at low temperatures, involved the effects of gases on the tensile deformation. Experiments and theories concerning these three viewpoints are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 20, 1973
Accession Number
AD0766954

Entities

People

  • Norman Brown

Organizations

  • University of Pennsylvania

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Compression
  • Controlled Atmospheres
  • Creep
  • Creep Tests
  • Low Temperature
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Military Research
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Scientists
  • Strain Rate
  • Stresses
  • Tensile Strength
  • Yield Strength

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Structural Dynamics.