scholarly journals Comparative Analysis of the Mechanical Behaviour of PEF and PET Uniaxial Stretching Based on the Time/Temperature Superposition Principle

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 3295
Author(s):  
Emilie Forestier ◽  
Christelle Combeaud ◽  
Nathanael Guigo ◽  
Guillaume Corvec ◽  
Christophe Pradille ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical State ◽  
Mechanical Response ◽  
Superposition Principle ◽  
Barrier Properties ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Chemical Structures ◽  
Strain Induced Crystallization ◽  
Poly Ethylene ◽  
Time Temperature Superposition Principle ◽  
High Level

Poly(ethylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate), PEF and poly(ethylene terephthalate), PET, are two polyesters with close chemical structures. It leads to similar thermal, mechanical and barrier properties. In order to optimize their stretching, a strategy based on the time/temperature principle is used. The building of master curves, in the linear visco-elastic domain, allows the identification of the experimental conditions for which the two materials are in the same physical state. The initial physical state of the materials is important as, to fit with the industrial constrains, the polymers must reach high level of deformation, and develop strain induced crystallization (SIC). In this paper, the screening of the forming range is described, as well as the mechanical response depending on the stretching settings. Moreover, the same mechanical response can exist for PEF and PET if the same gap from the α-relaxation exists.

scholarly journals Poly(alkylene 2,5-Furanoate)s Thin Films: Morphology, Crystallinity and Nanomechanical Properties

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz Robles-Hernández ◽  
Michelina Soccio ◽  
Iker Castrillo ◽  
Giulia Guidotti ◽  
Nadia Lotti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Mechanical Response ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Barrier Properties ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Nanomechanical Properties ◽  
Young’S Moduli ◽  
Poly Ethylene Terephthalate ◽  
Poly Ethylene ◽  
The Impact

Poly(alkylene 2,5-furanoate)s are considered as the most attractive and interesting alternatives to replace oil-based terephthalic polymers. These furan-based polyesters can be synthesized using fully bio-based synthetic strategies, allowing to reduce the environmental impact of plastics. At the same time, these polymers have shown outstanding thermal, mechanical and gas-barrier properties. All these results envisage their industrial use in the near future. Now, considering the downscaling of the products’ size towards the nanometer scale, we present a study of the morphology and nanomechanical properties of poly(alkylene 2,5-furanoate) thin films. Using Atomic Force Microscopy, we report the development of nanostructures upon crystallization, following different thermal treatments, for thin films with thicknesses below 200 nm. Moreover, we studied the impact of crystal growth in the nanomechanical properties of these materials. We found that the polymer thin films preserve their excellent mechanical response even in the confined geometry, as proved by the Young’s moduli values close to the GPa, accompanied by high surface stiffness, and low indentation depths. The poly(alkylene 2,5-furanoate) thin films were found to have nanomechanical properties comparable to those of the oil-based poly(ethylene terephthalate), a further evidence that in the future they could replace traditional polymers in several applications.

scholarly journals Poly(alkylene 2,5-Furanoate)s Thin Films: Morphology, Crystallinity and Nanomechanical Properties

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz Robles-Hernández ◽  
Michelina Soccio ◽  
Iker Castrillo ◽  
Giulia Guidotti ◽  
Nadia Lotti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Mechanical Response ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Barrier Properties ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Nanomechanical Properties ◽  
Young’S Moduli ◽  
Poly Ethylene Terephthalate ◽  
Poly Ethylene ◽  
The Impact

Poly(alkylene 2,5-furanoate)s are considered as the most attractive and interesting alternatives to replace oil-based terephthalic polymers. These furan-based polyesters can be synthesized using fully bio-based synthetic strategies, allowing to reduce the environmental impact of plastics. At the same time, these polymers have shown outstanding thermal, mechanical and gas-barrier properties. All these results envisage their industrial use in the near future. Now, considering the downscaling of the products’ size towards the nanometer scale, we present a study of the morphology and nanomechanical properties of poly(alkylene 2,5-furanoate) thin films. Using Atomic Force Microscopy, we report the development of nanostructures upon crystallization, following different thermal treatments, for thin films with thicknesses below 200 nm. Moreover, we studied the impact of crystal growth in the nanomechanical properties of these materials. We found that the polymer thin films preserve their excellent mechanical response even in the confined geometry, as proved by the Young’s moduli values close to the GPa, accompanied by high surface stiffness, and low indentation depths. The poly(alkylene 2,5-furanoate) thin films were found to have nanomechanical properties comparable to those of the oil-based poly(ethylene terephthalate), a further evidence that in the future they could replace traditional polymers in several applications.

Integration of Atomistic Simulation with Experiment Using Time−Temperature Superposition for a Cross-Linked Epoxy Network

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ketan Khare ◽  
Frederick R. Phelan Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Master Curve ◽  
Glassy State ◽  
Superposition Principle ◽  
Quantitative Comparison ◽  
Time Shift ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Epoxy Network ◽  
Temperature Superposition ◽  
Time Temperature Superposition ◽  
Time Temperature Superposition Principle

<a></a><a>Quantitative comparison of atomistic simulations with experiment for glass-forming materials is made difficult by the vast mismatch between computationally and experimentally accessible timescales. Recently, we presented results for an epoxy network showing that the computation of specific volume vs. temperature as a function of cooling rate in conjunction with the time–temperature superposition principle (TTSP) enables direct quantitative comparison of simulation with experiment. Here, we follow-up and present results for the translational dynamics of the same material over a temperature range from the rubbery to the glassy state. Using TTSP, we obtain results for translational dynamics out to 10<sup>9</sup> s in TTSP reduced time – a macroscopic timescale. Further, we show that the mean squared displacement (MSD) trends of the network atoms can be collapsed onto a master curve at a reference temperature. The computational master curve is compared with the experimental master curve of the creep compliance for the same network using literature data. We find that the temporal features of the two data sets can be quantitatively compared providing an integrated view relating molecular level dynamics to the macroscopic thermophysical measurement. The time-shift factors needed for the superposition also show excellent agreement with experiment further establishing the veracity of the approach</a>.

Reconstructing the mechanical response of polybutadiene rubber based on micro-structural evolution in strain-temperature space: entropic elasticity and strain-induced crystallization as the bridges

Soft Matter ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 447-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pinzhang Chen ◽  
Yuanfei Lin ◽  
Jingyun Zhao ◽  
Lingpu Meng ◽  
Daoliang Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Response ◽  
Structural Evolution ◽  
Entropic Elasticity ◽  
Polybutadiene Rubber ◽  
Strain Induced Crystallization ◽  
Induced Crystallization

Micro-structural evolution of polybutadiene rubber in strain-temperature space, and the reconstruction of the macro-mechanical response.

scholarly journals Antimicrobial Activity and Degradation of Superhydrophobic Magnesium Substrates in Bacterial Media

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1100
Author(s):  
Alexandre M. Emelyanenko ◽  
Valery V. Kaminsky ◽  
Ivan S. Pytskii ◽  
Kirill A. Emelyanenko ◽  
Alexander G. Domantovsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Barrier Properties ◽  
Sodium Polyphosphate ◽  
Continuous Contact ◽  
Superhydrophobic Coatings ◽  
High Level ◽  
Corrosive Environments ◽  
Microbiologically Induced Corrosion ◽  
Phosphate Buffered Saline ◽  
Controllable Degradation ◽  
Dispersion Composition

The interest in magnesium-based materials is promoted by their biocompatibility, their bioresorbability, and their recently discovered antibacterial potential. Until now, the widespread use of magnesium alloys in different corrosive environments was inhibited by their weakly controllable degradation rate and poorly understood microbiologically induced corrosion behavior. To better understand the degradation and usability of magnesium-based alloys, in this study we have fabricated superhydrophobic coatings on a magnesium-based alloy, and analyzed the behavior of this alloy in bacterial dispersions of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae cells in phosphate-buffered saline. It was shown that the immersion of such coatings in bacterial dispersions causes notable changes in the morphology of the samples, dependent on the bacterial dispersion composition and the type of bacterial strain. The interaction of the superhydrophobic coatings with the bacterial dispersion caused the formation of biofilms and sodium polyphosphate films, which provided enhanced barrier properties in magnesium dissolution and hence in dispersion medium alkalization, eventually leading to the inhibition of magnesium substrate degradation. The electrochemical data obtained for superhydrophobic samples in continuous contact with corrosive bacterial dispersions for 48 h indicated a high level of anticorrosion protection.

Chemical Structures of Liquid Poly(ethylene glycol)s with Different End Groups at Buried Polymer Interfaces

2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (26) ◽  
pp. 9396-9401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark A. Even ◽  
Chunyan Chen ◽  
Jie Wang ◽  
Zhan Chen
Keyword(s):  
Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Polymer Interfaces ◽  
Poly Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Chemical Structures ◽  
End Groups ◽  
Poly Ethylene
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