
A previous related paper dealing with the density relaxation of polystyrene (PS) has shown that the equilibrium relaxation time (τeq) has a purely exponential temperature dependence (ETD) below ≈100 °C. Such an ETD is now also confirmed based upon available dielectric spectra data for PS. By combining the ETD behavior of τeq (or aT) at low temperatures with a VFTH behavior at higher temperatures (based mainly on available recoverable shear compliance data), a composite correlation for τeq (or aT) is developed, which is continuous with continuous slope at a crossover temperature that is found to be 99.22 °C, where τeq = 92.15 s. This composite representation is shown to describe (without any adjustable parameters) available independent data for the segmental relaxation time over a finite range both above and below Tcrossover (i.e., the glass transition temperature).
segmental relaxation time, equilibrium relaxation time, Physical Sciences, VFTH model, glass–rubber transition, glass transition temperature, Other, polystyrene, Article
segmental relaxation time, equilibrium relaxation time, Physical Sciences, VFTH model, glass–rubber transition, glass transition temperature, Other, polystyrene, Article
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