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The role of entanglement networks in the fracture of polysulfone

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Study of the melt elasticity of many high polymers has indicated that an “entanglement” network exists between molecules. By comparing the mechanical properties of glassy polysulfone and polystyrene it appears that this network must be present to give adequate mechanical strength, and that it affects the degree of orientation hardening at high strains. The phenomenon of crazing is at the root of the fracture process and it is not clear yet how this is affected by the network structure.

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Die Untersuchung der Gleichgewichtsnachgiebigkeit der Schmelzen von Hochpolymeren hat gezeigt, daß die Moleküle ein verflochtenes Netzwerk bilden. Das mechanische Verhalten von amorphem Polystyrol und Polysulfon wurde verglichen, und es scheint, daß dieses Netzwerk vorhanden sein muß, um eine hohe mechanische Festigkeit zu erzielen. Außerdem kontrolliert es den Zuwachs im Spannungsertrag bei hohen Bruchdehnungen. Der Einfluß des verflochtenen Netzwerkes auf die Bildung von Rissen und den folgenden Bruchprozeß ist noch nicht geklärt.

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Mills, N.J. The role of entanglement networks in the fracture of polysulfone. Rheol Acta 13, 185–190 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01520874

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