During the deformation process of polymer materials,environmental temperature can take a great effect on mechanical properties,but heat caused from material itself can not be ignored.When the tests were performed on thicker samples with sufficiently fast extension rates,namely in approximate adiabatic conditions,the information of materials including molecular structure and deformation mechanism can be acquired by the feature of thermal effects.In this paper,several thermal effects of polymer materials including small elastic,plastic,large elastic deformation and fatigue are reviewed,character...
