Molecular dynamics simulation of deformation behavior in amorphous polymer: Nucleation of chain entanglements and network structure under uniaxial tension

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1863-1876

  Yashiro, Kisaragi ^a   Ito, Tomohiro ^a   Tomita, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amorphous polymer; Chain entanglement; Gauche trans transition; Molecular dynamics; Orientation of molecular chain

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEATION; STRAIN; STRESSES; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

AMORPHOUS POLYMERS; CHAIN ENTANGLEMENT; GAUCHE TO TRANS TRANSITIONS; ORIENTATION OF MOLECULAR CHAINS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 1542580393     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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