Table 2 Tensile and compressive modulus of bulk and particle PE with different chain architectures
From: Effect of chain architecture on the compression behavior of nanoscale polyethylene particles
Chain architecture | Bulk | Particle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ET(GPa) | EC(GPa) | EC1(MPa) | EC2(MPa) | EC4(MPa) | |
Linear | 1.29 | 1.32 | 13.2 | 53.9 | 905.6 |
Branched | 1.19 | 1.43 | 19.6 | 85.2 | 926.0 |
Network | 1.80 | 2.01 | 34.6 | 92.0 | 1,270.4 |