scholarly journals Effect of Molecular Weight Distribution of Polymer on Stress Relaxation Spectrum

1961 ◽  
Vol 10 (92) ◽  
pp. 367-371
Author(s):  
Kenkichi MURAKAMI
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Stress Relaxation ◽  
Molecular Weight Distribution ◽  
Weight Distribution ◽  
Relaxation Spectrum

Molecular Weight Dependence of Relaxation Spectra of Amorphous Polymers in the Rubbery Region. VII. Comparisons of Experimental Relaxation Spectra with Those Estimated from Molecular Weight Distributions

1967 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 1470-1482 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Yasuda ◽  
E. Maekawa ◽  
T. Homma ◽  
K. Ninomiya
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Molecular Weight Distribution ◽  
Weight Distribution ◽  
Relaxation Spectrum ◽  
Phenomenological Theory ◽  
Homogeneous Distribution ◽  
Relaxation Spectra ◽  
Molecular Weight Dependence ◽  
Two Samples

Abstract In a previous paper, the relationship between the relaxation spectrum of an amorphous high polymer in the rubbery region and the molecular weight distribution function was studied by the phenomenological theory method. We found a simple, direct proportional relationship between them. The reliability of assumptions and approximations made for the theoretical study can be evaluated by comparison of calculated and experimental data. As reported previously, selection of values for the simplified method was optional in calculating molecular weight dependence of the relaxation spectrum of a sample with a homogeneous distribution. Therefore, the feasibility of selection has to be evaluated by comparison of calculated results with observed data. For the comparison, it is necessary to obtain experimental data for a sample having a homogeneous distribution and compare it with calculated results for the relaxation spectrum and molecular weight distribution of the previous paper. However, these data are scarce in the current literature. From available past literature, we selected polystyrene, poly(vinyl acetate) and polyisobutene as typical samples of amorphous high polymers. In addition, experimental data for two samples of polystyrene were included. Thus, data for a total of five samples were compared with calculated results of the previous paper.

Molecular weight distribution by stress relaxation

1958 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.V Tobolsky ◽  
A Mercurio ◽  
K Murakami
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Stress Relaxation ◽  
Molecular Weight Distribution ◽  
Weight Distribution
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