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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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A General Model for the Diffusion and Swelling of Polymers and its Application to Ultra-High Molecular Mass Polyethylene
P. Gao,M. R. Mackley +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a numerical scheme is described that can predict the diffusion and swelling of solvents into a one-dimensional polymer slab, and the model is found to successfully predict the experimentally determined mass uptake kinetics of ultra-high molecular mass polyethylene exposed to an organic solvent.
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Critical strains in tensile deformed polyamide 6 and 6/66 copolymer
Yongfeng Men,Jens Rieger,Ke Hong +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the recovery properties of dry and water saturated polyamide 6 (PA6) and its copolymer PA6/66 were studied at elevated temperatures above the glass-transition temperature in uniaxial tensile tests.
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Absorbent articles with stretch zones comprising slow recovery elastic materials
TL;DR: An absorbent article having at least one stretch zone comprising a slow recovery elastomer is defined in this paper, wherein the feature comprises at least a part of the stretch zone and is selected from the group consisting of a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, an absorbent core, an ear, a side panel, a waist feature, a fastener component, a leg cuff, a gasketing cuff, and combinations thereof.
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Reconciling the fundamental phenomenological expression of the strain energy of rubber with established experimental facts
TL;DR: In this paper, the fundamental Rivlin expression of the strain energy function of rubber materials is readjusted and expanded to an optimal and efficient number of terms, and then stress-stretch behavior relations are derived to provide an accurate prediction of different modes of deformation.
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Decorated MCM-41/polyethylene hybrids: Crystalline details and viscoelastic behavior
TL;DR: In this paper, a self-reinforced polyethylene-based nanocomposites have been prepared by in-situ polymerization of ethylene with mesostructured MCM-41.
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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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