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Theoretical and maximum attainable strength of various uniaxially oriented polymers (film, fibers)

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The theoretical strength of various ideally oriented synthetic fibers was calculated. The calculation was based on an assumption that the rupture of polymers involves simultaneous breaking of molecular chains and pulling asunder the chain ends. The temperature-time dependence of the strength of fibers was analyzed and the maximum attainable strength of fibers of various kinds was calculated to show that it is 2–5 times higher than that recorded in practice. The main causes of the difference between the attainable and attained levels of strength are associated with imperfections of the supermolecular structure and an insufficient degree of orientation of materials of this kind. The principal means of obtaining high strength levels of synthetic fibers were discussed.

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Mekhanika Polimerov, Vol. 2, no. 6, pp. 845–856, 1966

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Perepelkin, K.E. Theoretical and maximum attainable strength of various uniaxially oriented polymers (film, fibers). Polymer Mechanics 2, 536–545 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00859975

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