... Inc.carbonatomandeachofthefourbondsinthetetrahedralstructure.Theresultingchainstructureswill,therefore,tendtohavekinkedandcoiledstructures,asshowninFigs1.7(d).Thebondsintetrahedralstructuremayalsorotate,asshowninFig.1.7(d).Mostpolymericstructuresareamorphous,i.e.,thereisnoapparent long- orshort-rangeordertothespatialarrangementofthepolymerchains.However,evidenceofshort-andlong-rangeorderhasbeenobservedinsomepolymers.Suchcrystallinityinpolymersisdueprimarilytotheformationofchainfolds,asshowninFig.1.8.Chainfoldsareobservedtypicallyinlinearpolymers(thermoplastics)sincesuchlinearstructuresareamenabletofoldingofchains.Morerigidthree-dimensionalthermosetstructuresareverydifficulttofoldintocrystallites.Hence,polymercrystal-linityistypicallynotobservedinthermosetstructures.Also,polymerchainswithlargesidegroupsaredifficulttobendintofoldedcrystallinechains.Ingeneral,thedeformationofpolymersiselastic(fullyreversible)whenitisassociatedwithunkinking,uncoilingorrotationofbonds[Fig.1.7(d)].However,polymerchainsmayslideovereachotherwhentheappliedstressortemperaturearesufficientlylarge.Suchslidingmayberestrictedbylargesidegroups[Fig.1.4(b)]orcross-links[Fig.1.7(b)].Permanent, ... thedevelopment of a basic understanding of the mechanical properties of mate-rials. It is not intended to be a comprehensive review of all the differentaspects of mechanical properties; such a task ... Inc.2DefectStructureandMechanical Properties 2.1INTRODUCTIONSincethemechanicalbehaviorofsolidsisoftencontrolledbydefects,abriefreviewofthedifferenttypesofdefectsispresentedinthischapteralongwiththeindicialnotationthatisoftenusedinthecharacterizationofatomicplanesanddimensions.Thepossibledefectlengthscalesarealsodiscussedbeforepresentingabriefintroductiontodiffusion-controlledphasetrans-formations.Finally,anoverviewofthemechanicalbehaviorofmaterialsispresentedinanefforttopreparethereaderformoredetaileddiscussioninsubsequentchapters.Thematerialdescribedinthischapterisintendedforthosewithlimitedpriorbackgroundintheprinciplesofmaterialsscience.Thebetterpreparedreadermay,therefore,choosetoskimthischapterandmoveontoChap.3inwhichthefundamentalsofstressandstrainarepresented.2.2...