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Optical Properties and Orientation Development in Uniaxially Stretched Syndiotactic Polystyrene from Amorphous Precursors

On-line Deformation Behavior
  • C. M. Hsiung und M. Cakmak
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 27. Mai 2013
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Abstract

On-line uniaxial deformation behavior and deformation induced crystallization characteristics of initially amorphous syndiotactic polystyrene (s-PS) sheets were studied using an Iwamoto biaxial stretcher operated in the uniaxial mode. The stress strain curves obtained under various conditions indicate that this polymer can be stretched uniformly at 110°C which is between its glass transition temperature and cold crystallization temperature. The principal refractive indices were determined as a function of deformation conditions. Because of the negative intrinsic birefringence in the s-PS polymer chains the refractive indices in stretching direction decrease and those in the transverse direction increase with deformation.


* Mail address: Prof. Dr. M. Cakmak, Institute of Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-0301, U.S.A.

Received: 1991-3-24
Accepted: 1991-5-8
Published Online: 2013-05-27
Published in Print: 1992-03-01

© 1992, Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich

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