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Semicrystalline polymers contain anisotropic crystal lamellae. Commonly, the orientations of lamellae are correlated within certain regions, giving superstructures, e.g., spherulites or rods. As a consequence of crystallization and superstructure formation, some of the amorphous material is under stress, thus being oriented. The response of such a complex material to surface tractions depends strongly on the orientation distribution and the physical characteristics of the lamellae; these factors affect the stress state, and hence the resulting deformation, on a microscale throughout the specimen.
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Chu, W.H., Smith, T.L. (1973). Rodlike Superstructures in and Mechanical Properties of Biaxially Oriented Polyethylene Terephthalate Film. In: Lenz, R.W., Stein, R.S. (eds) Structure and Properties of Polymer Films. Polymer Science and Technology, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8951-8_4
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