Molecular dynamics simulation of deformation behavior in amorphous polymer: nucleation of chain entanglements and network structure under uniaxial tension |
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Authors: | Kisaragi Yashiro Tomohiro Ito Yoshihiro Tomita |
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Affiliation: | a Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan;b Student of Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan;c Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan |
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Abstract: | 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 zz0.03 at
. 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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Keywords: | Author Keywords: Molecular dynamics Amorphous polymer gauchetrans transition Chain entanglement Orientation of molecular chain |
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