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

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 …

The current work presents the characterization and comparison of the mechanical response
of three different industrial forms of polyethylene. Specifically, high-density polyethylene …

The development of theoretical failure, fatigue, and wear models for ultra-high molecular
weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) used in joint replacements has been hindered by the lack …

Various blend ratios of high‐density polyethylene (HDPE) and ultrahigh‐molecular‐weight
polyethylene (UHMWPE) were prepared with the objective of determining their suitability as …

The crystallinity of isotactic polypropylene (iPP), when deformed with plastic plane‐strain
compression, was studied with wide‐angle X‐ray scattering (WAXS) and differential …

The isotatic polypropylene (i-PP) plastically deformed by uniaxial plane strain compression
was investigated using X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. The apparent …

Deformation-induced orientation behavior of a series of polyethylenes and ethylene
copolymers was studied by WAXS and SAXS. Plane-strain compression was employed as a …

A study of the friction and wear properties of isotropic, fiber reinforced, and bulk oriented
ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) was conducted on a reciprocating …