ISSN:
1573-4803
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract The stress-strain diagrams of a series of melt-crystallized polyethylene samples with a varying number of chain defects have been investigated. The elastic modulus,E, and the surface hardness,MH, markedly decrease with increasing number of defects. The mechanical behaviour of the lamellar structure of PE modulated by a major exclusion of chain defects from the crystals is discussed in the light of Takayanagi's two-phase model. The data suggest thatE is very sensitive to the fraction of tight crystalline bridges between lamellae. The correlation found betweenE andMH emphasizes, in addition, the different and complementary role played by the amorphous layer in each mechanical test. In the former case one measures the elastic deformation of the layer reinforced by tie molecules. In the latter test the plastic deformation under compression of the lamellae sandwiched between noncrystalline layers is contemplated. In both cases the influence of the number of defects drastically affects the nature of the crystalline lamellae and surface layer and consequently substantially modifies both types of properties.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00551976
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