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Deformation of polyethylene: Monte Carlo simulation

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We have simulated semi crystalline polyethylene (PE) using Monte Carlo method with the Metropolis dynamics. The mechanical response is evaluated in the first steps of deformation. The simulation results are compared with the experimental curves at different conditions concerning temperature and deformation rate. The obtained results allow us to suggest that the method of MC together with the model and the dynamics employed give a satisfactory description of the mechanical properties of lineal polymers as the polyethylene. The simulations MC allows to differentiate the effect of the diverse parameters as the temperature, the test time, chain length and density which affect the mechanical behavior. The study of the non-reversible strain up to reading the material fracture is projected for future work.

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The present work was supported by the Universidad de Antioquia. One of the authors (J.R) thanks the Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales of the Universidad de Antioquia for the assignation of a exclusive dedication time and to Professor Augusto Montes for his great support. We would like to thank Dr. Witold Brostow, Dr Michael Hess and Ricardo Joao Simoes for helpful suggestions and corrections.

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  1. Grupo de Polímeros, Ingeniería Metalúrgica, Universidad de Antioquia, A.A, 1226, Medellín, Colombia

    Silvio A. Ospina

  2. Grupo de Estado Sólido, Instituto de Física, Universidad de Antioquia, A.A, 1226, Medellín, Colombia

    Johans Restrepo

  3. Grupo de Ciencia de los Materiales, Instituto de Química, Universidad de Antioquia, A.A, 1226, Medellín, Colombia

    Betty L. López

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Ospina, S.A., Restrepo, J. & López, B.L. Deformation of polyethylene: Monte Carlo simulation. Mat Res Innovat 7, 27–30 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10019-002-0219-x

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