Toughening of plastics : advances in modeling and experiments /

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Imprint:Washington, DC : American Chemical Society, c2000.
Description:x, 254 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:ACS symposium series 759
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4307748
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Other authors / contributors:Pearson, R. A.
Sue, H.-J. (Hung-Jue), 1958-
Yee, A. F.
ISBN:0841236577
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1.. Introduction to the Toughening of Polymers
  • Modeling Studies
  • 2.. Recent Developments in the Modeling of Dilatational Yielding in Toughened Plastics
  • 3.. Mesoscopic Localized Deformations in Rubber-Toughened Blends
  • 4.. A Multi-Level Finite Element Method for Modeling Rubber-Toughened Amorphous Polymers
  • 5.. Mechanics of Toughening Brittle Polymers
  • 6.. Three-Dimensional Elasto-Plastic Finite Element Modeling of Rigid-Rigid Polymer Toughening Processes
  • Experimental Studies
  • 7.. Novel Mechanisms of Toughening Semi-Crystalline Polymers
  • 8.. Deformation of Polypropylene-EPDM Blends
  • 9.. The Role of Impact Modifier Particle Size and Adhesion on the Toughness of PET
  • 10.. Yield Envelopes of Micro-Voided Epoxies
  • 11.. The Network Structure of Epoxy Systems and Its Relationship to Toughness and Toughenability
  • 12.. Polymethacrylate Toughened Epoxies
  • 13.. The Effect of Particle Size on Synergistic Toughening of Boron Nitride-Rubber Hybrid Epoxy Composites
  • Indexes
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index