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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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Influence of backbone structure, conversion and phenolic co-curing of cyanate esters on side relaxations, fracture toughness, flammability properties and water uptake and toughening with low molecular weight polyethersulphones
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of backbone structure and conversion of polycyanurate networks on solid state properties has been studied and compared to co-curing with bisphenol-A.
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Thermal characterisation of oxidatively cross-linked American corn bran hemicellulose†
TL;DR: In this paper, differential scanning calorimetry showed that the effect of cross-linking was to elevate the glass transition temperature (T g ) which also shifted to lower temperatures with increasing water content.
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Modeling the mechanical response of a material undergoing continuous isothermal crystallization
Mehrdad Negahban,Alan S. Wineman +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a constitutive equation is developed to follow the mechanical behavior of a crystallizing polymer before, during, and after the completion of crystallization, and the symmetries of the post-crystallization response are defined and calculated for crystallization under several deformation histories.
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Dynamic mechanical behavior of filled polymers. II. Applications
E. M. Mas,B. E. Clements +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a filled-polymer composite theory based on effective medium theory was developed that allows the dynamic mechanical behavior to be modeled, using Schapery's nonequilibrium thermodynamic basis for generalizing Boltzmann's superposition principle.
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Prediction of the creep behaviour of polyethylene and molybdenum from stress relaxation experiments
TL;DR: In this paper, two semi-empirical flow equations, the power law and the exponential law, are used to convert stress relaxation data into corresponding creep behaviour data. And the conversion method is applied to high density polyethylene and polycrystalline molybdenum at room temperature.
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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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