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Mechanical properties of solid polymers

I. M. Ward
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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.

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Structure/property relationships for a series of crosslinked aromatic/aliphatic epoxy mixtures

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the relationship between crosslink density, a measure of network microstructure, and both primary (Tg) and secondary (Tβ) thermal transitions, and found that Tg varied linearly with cross-link density whereas Tβ depended on the chemical composition of the network.
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Effect of additive phosphorus-nitrogen containing flame retardant on char formation and flame retardancy of epoxy resin

TL;DR: In this article, a novel polymeric flame retardant poly (pentaerythritol phosphate phosphinic acyl piperazine) (PPAP) was synthesized successfully.
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Modeling the low-cycle fatigue behavior of visco-hyperelastic elastomeric materials using a new network alteration theory: Application to styrene-butadiene rubber

TL;DR: In this paper, a network alteration theory was proposed to capture the time-dependent mechanical response of elastomeric materials under fatigue loading, and this until failure, and the experimental results demonstrate that the evolution of the normalized maximum stress only depends on the damage rate endured by the material during the fatigue loading history.
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Ternary polymer blend with core–shell dispersed phases: effect of the core-forming polymer on phase morphology and mechanical properties

TL;DR: In this paper, phase morphology and mechanical properties of ternary blends consisting of polystyrene, SBR (styrene butadiene rubber) and different polyolefins (POs) have been studied.
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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.