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A molecular network model to describe the nonlinear viscoelastic behavior of polymers

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A transient molecular network model is built to describe the nonlinear viscoelasticity of polymers by considering the effect of entanglement loss and regeneration on the relaxation of molecular strands. It is an extension of previous network theories. The experimental data on three thermoplastic polymers (ABS, PVC and PA6) obtained under various loading conditions are used to test the model. Agreement between the theoretical and experimental curves shows that the suggested model can describe successfully the relaxation behavior of the thermoplastic polymers under different loading rates by using relatively few relaxation modes. Thus the micromechanism responsible for strain-rate dependence of relaxation process and the origin of nonlinear viscoelasticity may be disclosed.

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  1. Department of Mechanics, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China

    Chen Xiaohong, Han Mingbao & Wang Ren

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  1. Chen Xiaohong
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The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and Doctorial Fund

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Xiaohong, C., Mingbao, H. & Ren, W. A molecular network model to describe the nonlinear viscoelastic behavior of polymers. Acta Mech Sinica 9, 371–381 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02486866

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