New Sesame Equations of State for Polypropylene, Polyvinylchloride (PVC), and Nylon 66
I built new Sesame equations of state (EOS) for polypropylene (PP), polyvinylchloride (PVC), and nylon 66. PP has the same stoichiometry as polyethylene and TPX but with a density intermediate between the two. Nylon is a polyamide manufactured chiefly in the form of fibers. PP and PVC are the second- and third-most widely produced polymers in the world. All three are thermoplastics. Their monomer units are depicted in Figure 1. I discuss the theory on which the EOS are based in the following section, then compare results to thermal and shock compression data in Section III.
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