Polystyrene glasses under compression: ductile and brittle responses
Polystyrene of different molecular weights and their binary mixtures are studied in terms of
their various mechanical responses to uniaxial compression at different temperatures. PS of
M w= 25 kg/mol is completely brittle until it is above its glass transition temperature T g. In
contrast, upon incorporation of a high molecular weight component, PS mixtures turn from
barely ductile a few degrees below its T g to ductile over 40° below T g. In the upper limit, a
PS of M w= 319 kg/mol yields and undergoes plastic flow, even at T=− 70° C. The observed …
their various mechanical responses to uniaxial compression at different temperatures. PS of
M w= 25 kg/mol is completely brittle until it is above its glass transition temperature T g. In
contrast, upon incorporation of a high molecular weight component, PS mixtures turn from
barely ductile a few degrees below its T g to ductile over 40° below T g. In the upper limit, a
PS of M w= 319 kg/mol yields and undergoes plastic flow, even at T=− 70° C. The observed …
Polystyrene of different molecular weights and their binary mixtures are studied in terms of their various mechanical responses to uniaxial compression at different temperatures. PS of Mw = 25 kg/mol is completely brittle until it is above its glass transition temperature Tg. In contrast, upon incorporation of a high molecular weight component, PS mixtures turn from barely ductile a few degrees below its Tg to ductile over 40° below Tg. In the upper limit, a PS of Mw = 319 kg/mol yields and undergoes plastic flow, even at T = −70 °C. The observed dependence of mechanical responses on molecular weight and molecular weight distribution can be adequately rationalized by the idea that yielding and plastic compression are caused by chain networking.
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