Progress has been made recently in using molecular dynamics (MD) simul
ations to generate PVT properties of amorphous polymers. In the presen
t work previous MD simulations of V-T curves for several polymers are
extended to lower temperatures, including through the glass transition
. It is demonstrated that these V-T curves can be used to locate volum
etric glass transition temperatures (T-g) reliably. Four polymers, nam
ely, cis-poly(1,3-butadiene), polyisobutylene, atactic polypropylene,
and polystyrene were studied, and previously determined MD data for po
lyethylene (PE) are available. The T-g values span a range of 200 K, f
rom 170 to 370 K. The values from the MD V-T curves tend to be displac
ed, as expected, to somewhat higher temperature than the longer time e
xperimental values. However, the displacements are minor compared to t
he range of T-g values considered. Determination of T-g from MD simula
tions appears to be a practical procedure. The relation of the MD-dete
rmined T-g of wholly amorphous PE to experimental values in the semicr
ystalline environment is discussed.