Applied Chemical Engineering

Study of the relationships between structural and mechanical properties of porous polymeric materials

Imad Rezakalla Antypas

Don State Technical University. Gagarin square 1, Rostov-on-Don 344000, Russian Federation

Alexey Gennadyevech Dyachenko

Don State Technical University. Gagarin square 1, Rostov-on-Don 344000, Russian Federation

DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/ace.v8i1.5589

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Abstract

The materials of this article are dedicated to studying the relationships between the structural and mechanical properties of porous polymeric materials for their control. The research revealed that as the pore diameter of the polymeric material decreases, the Young's modulus decreases, while the yield strength increases. With an increase in the thickness of cell walls, the Young's modulus decreases, and the yield strength increases. A higher Young's modulus was found in samples with lower density, while the highest yield strength was observed in samples with the highest density.

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