Molecular dynamics simulation of deformation behavior in amorphous polymer: nucleation of chain entanglements and network structure under uniaxial tension
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, ISSN: 0020-7403, Vol: 45, Issue: 11, Page: 1863-1876
2003
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Article Description
In order to clarify the mechanical behavior of molecular chains in amorphous polymers, a molecular dynamics simulation is conducted on a nanoscopic specimen of amorphous polyethylene under uniaxial tension. The specimen involves 3542 random coil molecular chains composed of 500–1500 methylene monomers with about two million methylene groups. The stress–strain curve shows a linear elastic relationship at the initial stage of ε zz ⩽0.03 at ε̇zz=5.0×1011/s. Then the material “yields” by elongating without stress increase up to the strain of 1.5, where strain hardening appears. Careful investigation of changes in dihedral angle and morphology of all molecular chains reveals that the gauche → trans transition takes place during yielding, generating a new network-like structure composed of entangled molecular clusters and oriented chains bridging them. The strain hardening is due to the directional orientation and stretching of molecular chains between entanglements in the nucleated structure.
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020740303002030; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2003.11.001; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=1542580393&origin=inward; https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0020740303002030; https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2003.11.001
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