| Abstract: | A quantitative model is proposed for flow and forced high elasticity of cross-linked polymers based on the cluster model of amorphous state structure. The flow process is seen as the loss of displacement stability by the clusters, while forced high elasticity is related to the mechanical devitrification of the softpack matrix. Fractal analysis was used to show a turbulent regime for the forced high elasticity of cross-linked polymers.Kabardino-Balkariya State University, Nal'chik. Russia. Donetsk Physics and Mechanical Sciences University. Ukraine. Branch of the Institute of Ecology. Kashkhatau, Kabardino-Balkariya. Russia. Center for Composite Materials, Moscow State Open University, Russia. Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 270–278, March–April, 1996. |
