Mechanical properties of polymers based on nanostructure and morphology / edited by G.H. Michler, F.J. Baltá-Calleja.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART I: Structural and Morphological Characterization -- The Morphology of Crystalline Polymers; D.C. Bassett -- Nanostructure Development in Semicrystalline Polymers during Deformation by Synchrotron X-Ray Scattering and Diffraction Techniques; B.S. Hsiao -- Nanostructures of Two-Component Amorphous Block Copolymers: Effect of Chain Architecture; R. Adhikari and G.H. Michler -- PART II: Deformation Mechanisms at Nanoscopic Level -- Crazing and Fracture in Amorphous Polymers: Micromechanisms and Effect of Molecular Variables; H.H. Kausch and J.L. Halary -- Strength and Toughness of Crystalline Polymer Systems; A. Galeski -- Microdeformation and Fracture in Semicrystalline Polymers; Christopher J.G. Plummer -- Micromechanical Deformation Mechanisms in Polyolefins: Influence of Polymorphism and Molecular Weight; S. Henning and Goerg H. Michler -- Micro-Indentation Studies of Polymers Relating to Nanostructure and Morphology; F.J. Baltá Calleja, A. Flores, and F. Ania -- Micromechanics of Particle-Modified Semicrystalline Polymers: Influence of Anisotropy Due to Transcrystallinity and/or Flow; J. A. W. van Dommelen and H. E. H. Meijer -- Micromechanical Mechanisms of Toughness Enhancement in Nanostructured Amorphous and Semicrystalline Polymers; G.H. Michler -- PART III: Mechanical Properties Improvement and Fracture Behavior Structure-Property Relationship in Rubber Modified Amorphous Thermoplastic Polymers; W. Heckmann, G.E. McKee, and F. Ramsteiner -- Deformation Mechanisms and Toughness of Rubber and Rigid Filler Modified Semicrystalline Polymers; C. Harrats and G. Groeninckx -- Structure-Property Relationships in Nanoparticle/Semicrystalline Thermoplastic Composites; J. Karger-Kocsis and Z. Zhang -- Carbon Nanotube and Carbon Nanofiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites; K. Schulte and M.C.M. Nolte -- Nano- and Microlayered Polymers: Structure and Properties; T.E. Bernal-Lara, A. Ranade, A. Hiltner, and E. Baer High Stiffness and High Impact Strength Polymer Composites by Hot Compaction of Oriented Fibers and Tapes; P.J. Hine, and I.M. Ward -- Index.

This book specifies techniques used in structural and morphological characterization, discusses crazing and molecular variables of fracture behavior, and clarifies various modes of deformation mechanisms and orientation processes for semicrystalline polymers, block copolymers, and composites. The volume examines microindentation hardness studies and mechanisms of toughness enhancement for particle modified, amorphous and semicrystalline polymers and blends using model analysis. Experts in the field present innovations that illustrate new aspects of manufacturing, structure development, and properties of practical relevance in nanoparticle-filled thermoplastic polymers and the applications of carbon nanotube and nanofiber reinforced polymer systems. Other topics discussed in the book include alternative methods of polymer modification based on micro- and nanolayered polymers and hot compaction of oriented fibers and tapes.

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