Which effect arises when mechanically stressing polarized polymer films?

💡 Explanation

Applied stress aligns polymer chains, inducing refractive index difference, therefore stress-induced birefringence emerges; this is detectable via polarization microscopy, rather than immediate chain scission, thermal effects, or crystallization because mechanical yield is a separate process.

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