Theory of nonlinear creep in polymer glasses

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 129, Issue 18, 2008, Pages

  Chen, Kang ^a   Schweizer, Kenneth S ^a   Stamm, Rebecca ^b,c   Lee, Eunwoong ^b   Caruthers, James M ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Elastomer and Transducer Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA RELAXATIONS; APPLIED STRESSES; COMPLIANCE CURVES; CREEP AND RECOVERIES; CREEP COMPLIANCES; HIGH APPLIED STRESSES; HOPPING PROCESSES; HORIZONTAL SHIFTS; LINEAR DEPENDENCES; LONG TIMES; METHYL METHACRYLATES; NONEXPONENTIAL RELAXATIONS; NONLINEAR CREEPS; NONLINEAR MECHANICS; NONLINEAR REGIMES; POLYMER GLASSES; REASONABLE AGREEMENTS; SHIFT FACTORS; STRESS LEVELS;

ABS RESINS; CHEMICAL RELAXATION; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC DEFORMATION; GLASS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; POLYMERIC GLASS; POLYMERS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; STRESSES;

CREEP;

EID: 56349128406     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3008059     Document Type: Article

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