Structural Variables Controlling Mechanical Properties of Thermoplastics

Structural Variables Controlling the Mechanical Properties of Thermoplastics 

One of the most profound specifics of polymers is the strong dependence of their mechanical response on the external conditions, especially temperature, strain, strain rate, duration of the loading, etc. A single polymer can show all the features of a glassy brittle soHd or an elastic rubber and, eventually, viscous liq- 

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