Authors: W. Grellmann, S. Seidler
Published: 2007
Number of Pages: 700
Number of Tables: 27
Number of Figures: 413
ISBN: 978-1-56990-410-3
The staggering growth rates in plastics production and applications increase the demand for meaningful measuring and analysis methods in polymer testing. This book describes the significance of characteristic data for the quantification of the interrelationship between microstructure and macroscopic properties.
Numerous examples for the optimization of polymers and their composites and the assessment of component properties provide a material science focused insight into modern polymer testing.
Major Topics Covered in the Contents:
- Preparation of Specimens
- Determining Process-Related Properties
- Mechanical Properties of Polymers
- Fracture Toughness Measurements for Engineering Plastics
- Testing of Physical Properties
- Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance
- Non-Destructive Polymer Testing
- Hybrid Methods of Polymer Diagnostics
- Testing of Composite Materials
- Testing of Micro-Components
