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Rheological behavior of a semirigid liquid crystal polymer
Massimo PaciAntonino ValenzaA. RoggeroF. P. La MantiaU. PedrettiPierluigi Magagninisubject
chemistry.chemical_classificationMaterials sciencePolymers and PlasticsTransition temperatureMesophaseGeneral ChemistryPolymerCopolyesterPhysics::Fluid DynamicsCondensed Matter::Soft Condensed MatterViscositychemistryRheologyLiquid crystalPolymer chemistryMaterials ChemistryComposite materialShear flowdescription
The rheological behavior of liquid crystal polymers is still far from completely clarified from both experimental and theoretical points of view. In this paper, the shear flow and the non-isothermal elongation flow behavior of a semi-rigid liquid crystal copolyester is discussed. The viscosity strongly decreases when the test temperature is increased above the crystal-nematic transition temperature; below this temperature the viscosity is very high. The thermal history strongly affects the shear viscosity. The elongational flow behavior depends also on temperature. Above the crystal-nematic transition temperature and the mesophase is easily spinnable, whereas below this temperature, the spinnability is very poor
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-08-01 |