ISSN:
0032-3888
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
A study of orientation development in polystyrene film by biaxial stretching is described. Stretch ratios up to 7.2 × 7.2 were used. Mechanical properties of polystyrene films were correlated with the level of molecular orientation developed by uniaxial or biaxial stretching. Sensitivity of the mechanical properties to change due to development of orientation varied as follows: Yield strength 〈 Young's modulus 〈 Tensile strength 〈 Elongation to break. Brittle to ductile transition phenomena were observed at certain orientation values in the orientation triangle diagram. The transition occurs when f1B × f2B ∼ 0.0025 for biaxially oriented and f1B ∼ 0.015 in the machine direction for uniaxially oriented films. SEM photomicrographs show that the fracture surfaces of ductile failures exhibit many fibrils while brittle failures exhibit no fibrils.
Additional Material:
17 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pen.760292105
