CRYSTALLIZATION OF RANDOM COPOLYMERS.

Abstract

The appropriate melting point equation and other associated thermodynamic properties are derived for this model as a function of crystal thickness and comonomer concentration. The formation of lamellar type morphology is assumed to be a kinetically determined phenomena and nucleation theory is utilized accordingly. The isothermal lamella thickness is predicted to increase in a definitive manner as the noncrystallizable comonomer concentration X increases, while the associated isothermal growth rate is predicted to decrease.