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Mechanical properties of solid polymers
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A concise, self-contained introduction to solid polymers, the mechanics of their behavior and molecular and structural interpretations can be found in this article, which provides extended coverage of recent developments in rubber elasticity, relaxation transitions, non-linear viscoelastic behavior, anisotropic mechanical behavior, yield behavior of polymers and other fields.Abstract:
A concise, self-contained introduction to solid polymers, the mechanics of their behavior and molecular and structural interpretations. This updated edition provides extended coverage of recent developments in rubber elasticity, relaxation transitions, non-linear viscoelastic behavior, anisotropic mechanical behavior, yield behavior of polymers, breaking phenomena, and other fields.read more
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An investigation of brittle failure in ductile, notch-sensitive thermoplastics
Ronald P. Nimmer,Joseph T. Woods +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a series of experiments using one geometry is applied to study the concept of crazing as a precursor to brittle fracture in two amorphous polymers polycarbonate and polyetherimide.
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The creep behaviour of poly(vinylidene fluoride)/“bud-branched” nanotubes nanocomposites
TL;DR: In this paper, the creep behavior of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)/multiwall carbon nanotubes nanocomposites has been studied at different stress levels and temperatures.
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Electrical breakdown theories applied to polyethylene terephthalate films under the combined effects of pressure and temperature
TL;DR: In this paper, experimental results for the electrical breakdown field Fb in polyethylene terephthalate films, investigated previously under high hydrostatic pressure, P, from 50 to 500 bar at temperatures, T, of 35, 70, and 100 C, were used to explain variations in Fb.
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Mechanical properties of blends of poly(methyl methacrylate) and poly(vinylidene fluoride)
W. Ullmann,Joachim H. Wendorff +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the properties of the polymer poly(vinylidene fluoride) and the amorphous material poly(methyl methacrylate) have been investigated as a function of composition both for glassy ammorphous materials and for partially crystalline materials.
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Evidence of convective constraint release during hole growth in freely standing polystyrene films at low temperatures
TL;DR: Hole growth measurements were performed using optical microscopy on freely standing polystyrene films at temperatures that were slightly larger than the bulk value of the glass transition temperature T(bulk)g and a transition from linear growth of the hole radius R during the early stages to exponential growth of R at later times is observed.
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The Determination of the Elastic Field of an Ellipsoidal Inclusion, and Related Problems
TL;DR: In this paper, it is shown that to answer several questions of physical or engineering interest, it is necessary to know only the relatively simple elastic field inside the ellipsoid.
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The Phenomena of Rupture and Flow in Solids
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the effect of surface scratches on the mechanical strength of solids, and some general conclusions were reached which appear to have a direct bearing on the problem of rupture, from an engineering standpoint, and also on the larger question of the nature of intermolecular cohesion.
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Yielding of steel sheets containing slits
TL;DR: In this article, a relation between extent of plastic yielding and external load applied was investigated, and panels containing internal and edge slits were loaded in tension and lengths of plastic zones were measured.
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