... behavior of polymers, and since these factors can be varied over a wide range, the mechani-cal properties of crystalline polymers take on a bewildering array of possibilities. The nature of the mechanical ... 1948. 3. J I), Ferry. Viscoelastic properties of Polymers, 3rd ed., Wiley. New York, 1980. 4. I , n, Nielsen. Mechanical Properties of Polymers. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York. 1962. 5. ... 8 and 9 illustrate .schematically some of the possible chain arrangements in crystalline polymers (131 -133 ). If the ordered, crystalline regions are cross sections of bundles of chains and...