Rubber Elasticity of Preswollen Polymer Networks.
Abstract
THE RUBBER ELASTICITY OF LIGHTLY CROSSLINKED PRESWOLLEN POLYMERS WAS STUDIED BY TORSION MEASUREMENTS. THE EQUATION OF STATE OF RUBBER ELASTICITY WAS APPLIED TO EVALUATE THEIR FRONT FACTORS, WHICH WERE FOUND TO DECREASE LINEARLYAS A FUNCTION OF INCREASING DILUENT CONTENT. THIS RELATION IS INDEPENDENT OF THE CROSSLINKER AND THE DILUENT USED, PROVIDED THAT THE DILUENT EXISTS IN MONOMERIC STATE. WHEN POLYMERIC DILUENTS ARE USED, THE DECREASE OF PHI BECOMES MUCH SHARPER. PROPERTIES OF DESWOLLEN POLYMER NETWORKS WERE ALSO INVESTIGATED. LITTLE CHANGE WAS OBSERVED BEFORE AND AFTER DESWELLING. THESE RESULTS ARE DISCUSSED IN THE LIGHT OF THE KINETIC THEORY OF RUBBER ELASTICITY. (AUTHOR-PL).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- ADA952728
Entities
People
- Arthur V. Tobolsky
- M. C. Shen
Organizations
- Princeton University