Rubber elasticity: a scaling approach

A scaling analysis of the rubber-like elastic behavior of a cross-linked polymer network is presented which incorporats the two most salient contributions to the free energy of deformation: the chain connectivity of the segments and the restrictions on the chain configurations due to entanglements....

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Published in:Polymer bulletin (Berlin, Germany) Germany), 1987-10, Vol.18 (4), p.347-354
Main Authors: GAYLORD, R. J, DOUGLAS, J. F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Exact sciences and technology
Organic polymers
Physicochemistry of polymers
Properties and characterization
Rheology and viscoelasticity
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Summary:A scaling analysis of the rubber-like elastic behavior of a cross-linked polymer network is presented which incorporats the two most salient contributions to the free energy of deformation: the chain connectivity of the segments and the restrictions on the chain configurations due to entanglements. The affine deformation of the junction points is assumed and a tube model is used to discuss the deformation dependence of the entanglement constraint parameter. 18 ref.--AA
ISSN:0170-0839
1436-2449
DOI:10.1007/BF00256236