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Indentation Creep Studies of Cross-linked Glassy Polymer Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Kevin M. O'Connor
Affiliation:
Eastman Kodak Company, Imaging Research Laboratories, Rochester, NY 14650-2116.
Pamela A. Cleveland
Affiliation:
Eastman Kodak Company, Imaging Research Laboratories, Rochester, NY 14650-2116.
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Abstract

Indentation creep testing was done on cross-linked glassy polymers based on polystyrene, specifically poly(styrene-co-divinylbenzene) (PS-DVB) and poly(divinylbenzene) (PDVB). The continuous depth-sensing capabilities of the Nano-Indenter II were used to measure the time-dependent response to indentation at constant applied load. The raw creep data in terms of indentation depth vs time showed that PDVB was about 20% more resistant to penetration than PS-DVB. A data analysis program was developed that converted the raw data to stress σ and plastic strain rate ε and generated the plastic flow curve that was observed to follow the power law . The stress exponent a for PS-DVB increased with applied loads between 1 and 27 mN and was generally larger in magnitude than the exponent for PDVB. When compared at equivalent stress and indentation depth, the plastic strain rate for PDVB was observed to be about 100 times slower than for PS-DVB. This was attributed to the higher degree of cross-linking increasing the characteristic relaxation time governing creep flow in these polymers.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993

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