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Mechanical Properties and Testing of Polymers

An A–Z Reference

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  • © 1999

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Editors:
  1. G. M. Swallowe

    1. Department of Physics, Loughborough University of Technology, Leicestershire, UK

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Part of the book series: Polymer Science and Technology Series (POLS, volume 3)

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Table of contents (61 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Accuracy and errors

    • G. M. Swallowe
    Pages 1-4

  3. Adhesion of Elastomers

    • M. A. Ansarifar
    Pages 5-9

  4. Adiabatic Shear Instability: Observations and Experimental Techniques

    • S. M. Walley
    Pages 10-14

  5. Adiabatic Shear Instability: Theory

    • N. A. Fleck
    Pages 15-19

  6. Alloys and Blends

    • D. J. Hourston
    Pages 20-22

  7. Amorphous Polymers

    • A. R. Rennie
    Pages 23-24

  8. Crazing

    • G. M. Swallowe
    Pages 25-28

  9. Creep

    • D. R. Moore
    Pages 29-31

  10. Crystalline Polymers

    • A. R. Rennie
    Pages 32-33

  11. Crystallinity

    • G. M. Swallowe
    Pages 34-39

  12. Ductile-Brittle Transition

    • G. M. Swallowe
    Pages 40-42

  13. Dynamic Mechanical Analysis Techniques and Complex Modulus

    • J. Duncan
    Pages 43-48

  14. Electron Microscopy applied to the Study of Polymer Deformation

    • Athene M. Donald
    Pages 49-51

  15. Environmental Effects

    • G. M. Swallowe
    Pages 52-56

  16. Falling Weight Impact Tests

    • P. E. Reed
    Pages 57-60

  17. Falling Weight Impact Testing Equipment

    • L. Warnet, P. E. Reed
    Pages 61-65

  18. Falling Weight Impact Testing Principles

    • L. Warnet, P. E. Reed
    Pages 66-70

  19. Fast fracture in polymers

    • P. S. Leevers
    Pages 71-74

  20. Fatigue

    • E. J. Moskala
    Pages 75-80
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About this book

This volume represents a continuation of the Polymer Science and Technology series edited by Dr. D. M. Brewis and Professor D. Briggs. The theme of the series is the production of a number of stand alone volumes on various areas of polymer science and technology. Each volume contains short articles by a variety of expert contributors outlining a particular topic and these articles are extensively cross referenced. References to related topics included in the volume are indicated by bold text in the articles, the bold text being the title of the relevant article. At the end of each article there is a list of bibliographic references where interested readers can obtain further detailed information on the subject of the article. This volume was produced at the invitation of Derek Brewis who asked me to edit a text which concentrated on the mechanical properties of polymers. There are already many excellent books on the mechanical properties of polymers, and a somewhat lesser number of volumes dealing with methods of carrying out mechanical tests on polymers. Some of these books are listed in Appendix 1. In this volume I have attempted to cover basic mechanical properties and test methods as well as the theory of polymer mechanical deformation and hope that the reader will find the approach useful.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physics, Loughborough University of Technology, Leicestershire, UK

    G. M. Swallowe

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