title: Online interferometric study of viscoelastic rupture and necking deformation of as-spun (iPP) fibres due to creep process.
abstract: Creep deformation under constant load leads to rupture when the polymer chains can no longer separate and accommodate the load. This fracture phenomenon is investigated interferometrically. The creep behaviour of as-spun isotactic Polypropylene (iPP) fibres is studied at different stresses, different initial lengths and different radii. The creep rate, which defines the velocity of the creep deformation and the dimensional stability of the material, is studied. The failure time and stress of iPP due to creep process is determined. The necking deformation was in situ detected during creep process. The mean refractive indices (n(P) andn⊥) profiles of iPP fibres were determined at different positions along the fibre axis before and after necking. The relation between the creep behaviour and different optical and structural parameters is investigated. Microinterferograms are given for illustration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
authors.forename: Taha
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sokkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
authors.forename: Kermal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: El-Farahaty
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
authors.forename: Amira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Azzam
keywords: creep; fibre; interference