Thermomechanical properties dependence on chain length In bulk polyethylene: Coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 537-544

  Zhao, Junhua ^a   Nagao, Shijo ^a   Zhang, Zhiliang ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOND NUMBERS; COARSE-GRAINED; COARSE-GRAINED MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; COMPRESSIVE AND TENSILE STRESS; FREE POLYMERS; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; LATTICE METHODS; LINEAR FUNCTIONS; LINEAR POLYMERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; RATIONAL FUNCTION; SEMICRYSTALLINES; SPECIFIC VOLUME; TENSION AND COMPRESSION; THERMAL EXPANSION COEFFICIENTS; THERMODYNAMICAL PROPERTIES; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; VOLUMETRIC THERMAL EXPANSION;

DYNAMICS; GLASS TRANSITION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PARAFFINS; POLYETHYLENES; RATIONAL FUNCTIONS; STRAIN RATE; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMAL STRESS; THERMOPLASTICS; YIELD STRESS;

CHAIN LENGTH;

EID: 77958090313     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2010.0061     Document Type: Article

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