ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
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 method has been developed for measuring infrared spectra during the mechanical deformation of yarns. This rheooptical technique was applied to study the molecular processes that take place along the stress-strain curve of PET yarns. The results were combined with data obtained from size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and tensile measurements at elevated temperatures. The results indicate that the first modulus maximum marks the breakdown of the amorphous entanglement network and the start of molecular uncolling by gauche → trans transitions. In addition, stress develops on the crystals and particularly on tie molecules with a short contour length in the amorphous domains. Ultimately, molecular fracture of taut-tie molecules causes the modulus to pass through a second maximum. The chain ends of broken molecules recoil by trans → gauche transitions. Local stress accumulation will lead eventually to yarn rupture. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Additional Material:
12 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1993.070490518
