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AbstractMacromolecular chain scission under mechanical stress has been studied by infrared spectroscopy. The dependence of accumulation of chemical bond scissions on temperature T and uniaxial tensile stress σ has been investigated. The rate constant K for bond dissociation under mechanical stress has been found to obey the modified Arrhenius equation: K = K0 exp{ − (EA − ασ)/RA}. The quantitative connection between the rate constant for bond dissociation and mechanical lifetime τ has been established. Analysis of the experimental data indicates that the strength and mechanical lifetime of polymers is determined by the kinetics of mechanochemical scission of the main chains of polymer molecules.
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