Melt fracture of polystyrene Journal Articles

abstract

• AbstractThe results of an experimental study of melt fracture using polystyrene samples of narrow and broad molecular weight distribution are presented. The weight average molecular weight (M̄w) ranged from 9.72 × 104 to 1.80 × 106 and the distribution breadth M̄w/M̄η from 1.06 to 9.21. The critical shear stress varies linearly with 1/M̄w, increases slightly with temperature and is independent of the distribution of molecular weights. This type of behavior is satisfactorily explained in terms of Graessley's entanglement theory.

authors

• Vlachopoulos, John
• Lidorikis, S

status

• published 

publication date

• January 1971

has subject area

• 0303 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry (FoR)
• 0904 Chemical Engineering (FoR)
• 0912 Materials Engineering (FoR)
• Polymers (Science Metrix)

published in

• Polymer Engineering and Science  Journal

keywords

• 40 Engineering
• 4012 Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Engineering

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1002/pen.760110102

start page

• 1

end page

• 5

volume

• 11

issue

• 1