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Structure—Property Relationships in Polymers

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  1. Raymond B. Seymour

    1. College of Science and Technology, Universty of Southem Mississippi, Hattiesburg, USA

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  2. Charles E. Carraher

    1. College of Science and Engineering, Wright State Universty, Dayton, USA

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Chemical Structure of Polymers

    • Raymond B. Seymour, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
    Pages 1-17

  3. Physical Structure of Polymers

    • Raymond B. Seymour, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
    Pages 19-30

  4. Tests for Properties of Polymers

    • Raymond B. Seymour, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
    Pages 31-46

  5. Optical Properties of Polymers

    • Raymond B. Seymour, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
    Pages 47-55

  6. Mechanical Properties of Polymers

    • Raymond B. Seymour, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
    Pages 57-72

  7. Electric Properties of Polymers

    • Raymond B. Seymour, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
    Pages 73-82

  8. Thermal Properties of Polymers

    • Raymond B. Seymour, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
    Pages 83-93

  9. Solubility

    • Raymond B. Seymour, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
    Pages 95-105

  10. Diffusion and Permeation of Gas and Vapors in Polymers

    • Raymond B. Seymour, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
    Pages 107-111

  11. Chemical Resistance of Polymers

    • Raymond B. Seymour, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
    Pages 113-120

  12. Effect of Additives on Polymers

    • Raymond B. Seymour, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
    Pages 121-132

  13. Properties of Polyolefins

    • Raymond B. Seymour, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
    Pages 133-145

  14. Polymeric Hydrocarbons with Pendant Groups

    • Raymond B. Seymour, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
    Pages 147-163

  15. Aliphatic Polymers with Heteroatom Chains

    • Raymond B. Seymour, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
    Pages 165-183

  16. High-Performance Polymers

    • Raymond B. Seymour, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
    Pages 185-203

  17. Selection of Polymers for Special Applications

    • Raymond B. Seymour, Charles E. Carraher Jr.
    Pages 205-216

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 217-232
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About this book

The first concern of scientists who are interested in synthetic polymers has always been, and still is: How are they synthesized? But right after this comes the question: What have I made, and for what is it good? This leads to the important topic of the structure-property relations to which this book is devoted. Polymers are very large and very complicated systems; their character­ ization has to begin with the chemical composition, configuration, and con­ formation of the individual molecule. The first chapter is devoted to this broad objective. The immediate physical consequences, discussed in the second chapter, form the basis for the physical nature of polymers: the supermolecular interactions and arrangements of the individual macromolecules. The third chapter deals with the important question: How are these chemical and physical structures experimentally determined? The existing methods for polymer characterization are enumerated and discussed in this chapter. The following chapters go into more detail. For most applications-textiles, films, molded or extruded objects of all kinds-the mechanical and the thermal behaviors of polymers are of pre­ ponderant importance, followed by optical and electric properties. Chapters 4 through 9 describe how such properties are rooted in and dependent on the chemical structure. More-detailed considerations are given to certain particularly important and critical properties such as the solubility and permeability of polymeric systems. Macromolecules are not always the final goal of the chemist-they may act as intermediates, reactants, or catalysts. This topic is presented in Chapters 10 and 11.
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  • College of Science and Technology, Universty of Southem Mississippi, Hattiesburg, USA

    Raymond B. Seymour

  • College of Science and Engineering, Wright State Universty, Dayton, USA

    Charles E. Carraher

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