Low-density polyethylene does exhibit a glass transition at around 150K.
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The -125 degrees indicate the transition temperature of Polyethylene from glass.
Making jelly jars. Jelly is packaged at a temperature higher than polyethylene's glass transition temperature, so the jars would deform if you tried it.
- the polyethylene plastic bottle is unbreakable- the glass has a solubility (low and dependent on the type of glass) in acids
Polyethylene has two glass transition temperatures (Tg) because it is a semi-crystalline polymer, meaning it contains both amorphous and crystalline regions. The amorphous regions have a lower Tg compared to the crystalline regions, resulting in two distinct Tg values for polyethylene.
The glass temperature transition is for glass, polymers, etc. (amorphous or semicrystalline materials), but not for leather.