Simultaneously Chemically Reacting and Physically Relaxing Polymers.

Abstract

The work done in this research effort were:( a) An unambiguous experimental demonstration of the trajectory between creep curves exhibited by a sample subjected to an increment of crosslinking; (b) A clear demonstration that the time crosslink density reduction principal is generally applicable to crosslinked polymer systems but that the specific quantitative aspects of the shifting procedures depend very sensitively on the network topology involved in changing the crosslink density of the material; (c) The development of a kinetic theory of glass transition phenomenon and its extension to encompass physical aging of polymers; (d) A critical test of the damped Debye lattice model for relaxation in the primary transition region in which the model survived the test. Keywords: Accelerated aging tests; Stress relaxation.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 26, 1986
Accession Number
ADA175737

Entities

People

  • John J. Aklonis

Organizations

  • University of Southern California

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contracts
  • Demonstrations
  • Kinetic Theory
  • Materials
  • Network Topology
  • Topology
  • Trajectories
  • Transitions

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.