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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Morphology and Properties of Amorphous Polyethylene Terephthalate

Abstract

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Physical and mechanical properties of amorphous polyethylene terephthalate (PET) have been measured. A uniform morphology was observed when PET thin film (ca. 1000 (ANGSTROM)) was ultraquenched from above its equilibrium melting temperature. Sufficiently rapid quenching rate below T(,g) and heating above the critical temperature before quenching were identified as necessary conditions to produce uniform morphology. Under other conditions, a conventional nodular morphology was observed.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Metallurgical Engineering
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2014

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Lee, Shirley

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Identifier
(UMI)AAI8409801
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/71804

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www.ideals.illinois.edu/oai-pmh
Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Lee, Shirley. Morphology and Properties of Amorphous Polyethylene Terephthalate. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/71804