Semicrystalline polymers products usually adopt a crystallized form in their end-use
environment. These crystallized polymers undergo various deformations under different …

A review is given of the structure of semi-crystalline polymers and the mechanisms of plastic
deformation in them. High-density polyethylene (HDPE) is taken as the specific example …

This review is devoted to the advances in the modification of the strength and toughness of
semi-crystalline polymers. Past efforts to obtain ultra-strength polymeric fibers are discussed …

Plane strain compression in a channel die is kinematically very similar to drawing; however,
the possibility of void formation is limited due to a compressive component of stress. In …

In contrast to other types of segmented multiblock thermoplastic elastomers, simple ABA
block copolymers represent a class of well-defined nanostructured materials. Due to the …

The improvement of strength and durability in polymers has implications relevant to
industrial, medical, and household applications. Enhanced by the improved knowledge of …

A micromechanically based composite model which we have recently proposed is employed
to study large plastic deformation and texture evolution in initially isotropic high density …

Semi‐crystalline polymers can be deformed up to a very high strain. The deformation
process involves frequently a complete molecular rearrangement of the chain‐folded …

A combination of DSC, SAXS, WAXD, 1H time-domain, and frequency domain NMR
measurements was used for determining the amount of rigid/crystallinity, semirigid, and soft …

It has been highly desirable to develop high-performance thermoplastic polyesters that are
strong, tough, and highly stretchable, in addition to high glass transition and excellent optical …