Nonequilibrium behavior of polymeric network glasses

Abstract

This study of nonequilibrium behavior in-network and pseudo network polymeric glasses has focused on linear and network epoxy systems, semicrystalline PET, and SBS and PC-PSX block copolymers. The aging behavior of polymers within each of these three classes was compared, and certain relationships between structure and aging behavior were found. These relationships will now be discussed with respect to each of the three classes of materials.