PROBLEMS FOR CHAPTER 5

1. Stress relaxation modulus, M(t), of a polymer at 30 oC is

expressed as

M(t) = 2t-0.05

where M(t) is in GPa when t is in seconds. If the glass transition

temperature of the polymer is 30 oC, use the WLF equation and
find the 1 year relaxation modulus of the polymer at 60 oC.

2. The elastic modulus of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) is

found to be 23.49 x 106 dynes/cm2 after about 10 h at 125 oC.
The glass transition temperature is 105 oC. Using the WLF
equation, estimate the time it will take to reach the same
modulus at 110 oC and 135 oC.