What is the relationship of modulus and temperature?

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The relationship between modulus and temperature is characterized by distinct behaviors in different materials. Low molecular weight materials exhibit a rapid decrease in modulus with increasing temperature. High molecular weight amorphous materials transition to a rubbery plateau before experiencing another rapid modulus drop as temperature rises, indicating the onset of viscous flow. Semicrystalline polymers behave similarly to high molecular weight amorphous polymers, but their modulus remains higher in the rubbery plateau due to crystalline restrictions, with a significant drop occurring at the melting temperature (Tm).

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1. For low molecular weight materials, modulus drops rapidly with increasing temperature.

2. For High molecular weight amorphous materials, modulus drops to a secondary plateau region called the rubbery plateau (polymer entanglement prevents chain slippage). With further increase temperature, the modulus drops rapidly again. This point makes the viscous flow region.

3. For Semicrystalline polymers, the behavior is similar to high-molecular weight amorphous polymers, except that the modulus in the secondary plateau is normally higher because of
the restriction of crystalline regions for movement. At Tm, the crystalline region melts and the modulus drops in the viscous-flow region.
 
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