Polyethylene molecular weight between entanglements

Another example that demonstrates the influence of chain entanglements is found in the melt crystallization kinetics of pure poly(dimethyl siloxane) (Mn = 740 000).(50b) It is found that in this case the derived Avrami equation with n = 3 can account for 95% of the transformation. This relatively rare event can be explained by the fact the molecular weight between entanglements of this polymer is 12 000 as compared, for example, with 830 for linear polyethylene.(50c) Thus, the number of entanglements per chain is relatively low as compared to other polymers. It will also be shown in Chapter 13 that a derived Avrami expression explains more than 90% of the crystallization of linear polyethylene from dilute solution. 

Where A/ is molecular weight of a chain part between entanglements traditional nodes ( binary hookings ), which is equal to 1390 g/mole for low-density polyethylenes [17]. 

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