M. Pietralla et al., THE DEPENDENCE OF THE GLASS TEMPERATURE OF 2 POLYMERIC GLASSES ON ENERGY DENSITY TESTED BY PRESSURE VARIATIONS, Journal of non-crystalline solids, 195(1-2), 1996, pp. 199-202
A recently discussed relation between thermal energy at the glass tran
sition temperature and the kinetic energy of sound waves has been exam
ined. The transition temperature and the sound velocity of the polymer
ic glasses polycarbonate and poly(methyl-mechacrylate) have been chang
ed by pressure variations up to 600 MPa. The result fits to the propos
ed relation. The masses involved are found to be the at least partly i
ndependent mobile parts of the complex molecules.