Temperature dependence of the thermal expansivity in polymer

The effects of temperature on the specific volumes and thermal expansivities for a range of amorphous polymers, above and below the glass transition temperature, are treated on the basis of the physical properties of polymers. The results are found to be in good agreement with observed data. The analysis of the results shows that the temperature derivative of the zeropressure thermal expansivity of the liquid polymer increases with increasing temperature. The change in the thermal expansivity, Δα = αOL − αOG, decreases with increasing temperature.