Room temperature brittle-to-ductile transition in polystyrene induced by extrusion casting melt stretching: Contribution of free volume and chain entanglement
Hanyi Huang, Linjie Huang, Feng Lin, Wang Qian, Liangdong Yin, Ruijie Xu, Caihong Lei
Topics & Concepts
ExtrusionMaterials sciencePolystyreneChain (unit)Volume (thermodynamics)BrittlenessGlass transitionQuantum entanglementComposite materialCastingPolymerThermodynamicsQuantumQuantum mechanicsPhysicsAstronomyPolymer crystallization and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and Propertiesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties