Abstract
The yield strain variation in poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) as a function of strain rate, temperature and PET structure to reveal the similarity and difference with the yield stress behavior was analyzed. Oriented semicrytalline PET samples displayed a linear increase in yield strain e y with logarithmic strain rate, similar to normalized yield stress σy. The strain rate dependence of ey was smaller at higher temperature and for PET of increased crystallinity and orientation. A dimensional analysis revealed that PET had a distinct transition in both e y and its strain rate dependence at the activation volume of ca. 1.1 nm3.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 769-773 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Polymer Journal |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Activation Volume
- PET
- Structure-Property Relations
- Yield Strain
- Yield Stress
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Polymers and Plastics
- Materials Chemistry