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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Get alignment of crystalline regions. Pull thin polymer rod in tension. Polymer fibers have aligned crystalline regions - alignment gives greater strength to fiber. Kevlar is highly aligned. Polymer fibers have aligned crystalline regions
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1 2 3 4 5 Get alignment of crystalline regions Pull thin polymer rod in tension
Polymer fibers have aligned crystalline regions - alignment gives greater strength to fiber
Kevlar is highly aligned Polymer fibers have aligned crystalline regions - alignment gives greater strength to fiber
Breaking strength of polymer fibers (tenacity) measure denier (wt. in grams of 9000 meters of fiber) run tensile test
Stress/strain characteristicsof polymers Polymer stiffness, strength and toughness vary over extraordinary range
Stress/strain characteristicsof polymers Polymer stiffness, strength and toughness vary over extraordinary range Due to structure - ranges from purely amorphous states to chain folded semi-crystalline to highly oriented (fibers)
Stress/strain characteristicsof polymers Polymer stiffness, strength and toughness vary over extraordinary range Due to structure - ranges from purely amorphous states to chain folded semi-crystalline to highly oriented (fibers) Polymers plastically deform readily, esp. if temp raised (often less than 1000C )
Stress/strain characteristicsof polymers Glassy polymer or semi-crystalline polymer Stress below Tg x Semi-crystalline polymer ( ) s above Tg x x Rubber Strain ( ) e
Stress Yield Point Strain Yielding in flexible semi-crystalline polymers Flexible semi-crystalline polymers such as polyethylene (Tg of amorphous domains is below rm temp) usually display considerable amount of yielding if not stretched too quickly
Relaxation Yielding due to relaxation Time dependent molecular transition or rearrangement, such as change in conformation of a chain, crystalline slip, chain sliding, usw.
Stress Yield Point Strain Yielding in rigid polymers Rigid polymers usually don't have yield point May yield by crazing
Crazing Microscopic cracks form perpendicular to applied stress
Crazing Microscopic cracks form perpendicular to applied stress Tiny fibrils span cracks - hold material together
Crazing Microscopic cracks form perpendicular to applied stress Tiny fibrils span cracks - hold material together Polymer whitens
Stiffness depends on crystallinity crosslinking Tg
For fibers, stiffness depends on draw ratio
Molecular wt. Glass transition temperature (Tg)
Glass transition temperature (Tg) Chemical structure
Glass transition temperature (Tg) Chain stiffness
Glass transition temperature (Tg) Chain stiffness
Glass transition temperature (Tg) Bulky side groups