Simulation of Inelastic Deformation in Glassy Polypropylene and Polycarbonate

Abstract

A brief summary of research on the simulation of plastic deformation in computer generated glassy polypropylene, and polycarbonate. Determination of the stress-strain response, and elucidation of the molecular segment motions associated with such deformations. Determination of the kinematics and energetics of phenylene ring rotations and carbonate group motions in polycarbonate. Keywords: Plastic flow mechanisms; Glassy polymers; Segment rotations; Computerized simulations; Molecular interactions; Molecular structure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA218891

Entities

People

  • Ali S. Argon
  • Michelle Hutnik
  • Peter H. Mott
  • Ueli W. Suter

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Carbonates
  • Collapse
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Displacement
  • Internal Friction
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanics
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plastic Deformation
  • Polymers
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Stresses
  • Tensile Stress

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Polymer Science and Technology