ISSN:
0887-6266
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
Extensional tests at constant strain rate \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \dot \varepsilon $\end{document} have been carried out on polystyrene melts with different molecular weight distributions at various temperatures and strain rates. The true tensile stress is found to be well approximated by the sum of two contributions: (1) a neo-Hookean expression involving the recoverable strain and (2) a contribution rapidly reaching a steady-state value. Two experimental parameters can be defined: an elasticity modulus \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ G(\dot \varepsilon ) $\end{document} from (1) and a viscosity \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \eta _{\rm v} (\dot \varepsilon ) $\end{document} from (2). It is further shown that time-temperature equivalence applies not only to the stress but also to the recoverable strain and to G and ηv. The dependence of G and ηv on strain rate is then discussed. For high strain rates, G is close to the linear viscoelastic plateau modulus of PS melts and decreases with decreasing strain rate. The value of ηv is found to a good approximation to be equal to three times the shear viscosity taken at a shear rate equivalent to the elongational strain rate.
Additional Material:
13 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/polb.1987.090250204
