Molecular dynamics simulation of polyethylene under cyclic loading: Effect of loading condition and chain length

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 136-145

  Yashiro, Kisaragi ^a   Naito, Masato ^b   Ueno, Shin ichi ^b   Jie, Feng ^a,c  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd   (Japan)

^c CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amorphous polymer; Hysteresis; Molecular dynamics; Polyethylene

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS POLYMER; AMORPHOUS POLYMERS; CHAIN BLOCKS; COARSE-GRAINED MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; CYCLIC DEFORMATIONS; CYCLIC LOADINGS; EXTERNAL STRESS; HYSTERESIS CURVE; LATERAL STRAIN; LATERAL STRESS; LOADING CONDITION; LONG CHAINS; MAXIMUM LOAD; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; RANDOM COIL; SIMULATION BOXES; STRESS AMPLITUDES; STRESS CONTROL; UNLOADING PROCESS; YIELD POINTS;

CYCLIC LOADS; DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; STRAIN HARDENING; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES; THERMOPLASTICS; UNLOADING;

HYSTERESIS;

EID: 75149123378     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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