ISSN:
0449-2978
Keywords:
Physics
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
The strain-optical coefficient and relaxation modulus were simultaneously measured for high-density polyethylene at various temperatures ranging from 12 to 100°C. Not only horizontal but also vertical shifts were necessary to obtain smooth master curves by the application of time-temperature superposition. However, the relaxation modulus decreases with rising temperature while the strain-optical coefficient increases. This behavior indicates that the variation of the relaxation modulus and the strain-optical coefficient with time can not be explained by a decrease in crystallinity with rising temperature since a decrease in crystallinity usually causes a decrease in the strain-optical coefficient with time can not be explained by a decrease in crystallinity with rising temperature since a decrease in crystallinity usually causes a decrease in the strain-optical coefficient. It was emphasized that another explanation should be sought for the vertical shift in the time-temperature superposition of the time-dependence curves of the relaxation modulus and the strain-optical coefficient at various temperatures. The master curve of the strain-optical coefficient at various temperatures. The master curve of the strain-optical coefficient or the optical distribution function of relaxation times determined from it serve to distinguish the type and thermal history of the polyethylene.
Additional Material:
15 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pol.1970.160080714
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