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We present a new method for the analysis of stress–strain curves for crystalline polymers such as polypropylene and polyethylene. A nonlinear constitutive equation that includes terms that cover the plastic deformation and anharmonicity of the spring is developed. In order to quantitatively characterize the nonlinear viscoelasticity using this equation, data on the transient moduli during elongation at a constant rate of strain are required. Hence, the simultaneous measurements of linear oscillatory viscoelastic moduli during a constant rate of elongation were investigated. It was found that the present method makes possible the evaluation of the plastic deformation fraction and the Gruneisen constant for crystalline polymers. © 1998 Chapman & Hall
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Nitta, KH., Yamaguchi, M. A constitutive equation for nonlinear stress–strain curves of crystalline polymers. Journal of Materials Science 33, 1015–1021 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004372130463
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