A NEUTRON-SCATTERING STUDY OF THE MELTING BEHAVIOR OF POLYETHYLENE SINGLE-CRYSTALS

被引:63
作者
BARHAM, PJ
SADLER, DM
机构
[1] H. H. Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TL, Tyndall Avenue
关键词
NEUTRON SCATTERING; POLYETHYLENE; MELTING;
D O I
10.1016/0032-3861(91)90440-T
中图分类号
O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
学科分类号
070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The changes in chain trajectories occurring during the melting of polyethylene single crystal mats have been studied by using neutron scattering techniques. It is shown that molecules change from a regular superfolded sheet structure into a random coil configuration in a very short time, almost-equal-to 2-4 s. Further, it is shown that the rate at which this process takes place is substantially independent of molecular weight.
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页码:393 / 395
页数:3
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