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The influence of anisotropic phase structure on the properties of crystalline polymers
Author(s) -
Samuels Robert Joel
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.760160510
Subject(s) - materials science , polymer , tacticity , shrinkage , phase (matter) , anisotropy , polypropylene , modulus , moduli , composite material , polymerization , organic chemistry , optics , chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics
By combining quantitative molecular, microscopic and macroscopic information from an oriented crystalline polymer, it becomes possible to unify, predict, and explain not only processing behavior but such important material properties as failure, shrinkage, modulus, yielding, melting, and storage and loss moduli. Among the advantages gained by this approach are the ability to: (a) identify the particular phase of the two‐phase system which controls a given property‐(b) correlate internal structure quantitatively with a large number of seemingly different types of properties; (c) identify quantitative behavioral rules which are generally valid for Very different crystalline polymers; (d) clarify component roles such that new techniques and processes result; and (e) predict the properties of a crystalline polymer for structural states not previously tested. Using two dissimilar crystalline polymers, isotactic polypropylene and poly(ethylene terephthalate), as examples, the general validity and unifying power of the structural approaches is demonstrated.