Dynamic Mechanical Analysis for Plastics Engineering by Sepe, M.P.
As plastics are being used more extensively in high-performance markets, it is imperative that designers and engineers understand all aspects of polymer behavior over an extended service life. Dynamic Mechanical Analysis for Plastics Engineering describes practical uses for DMA information. All of the information for 120 families of thermoplastics is based on independent test data conducted exclusively for this product and is not available through any other source. This PDL addition shows how to use the DMA data to predict, at various temperatures, each materials estimated service life and potential for failure. This book explains the correlation between time and temperature-dependence and illustrates how time-dependent responses such as creep and stress relaxation affect the practical utility of different materials. Basic polymer structures are discussed and test results show how these structural details can be detected and understood.
This handbook contains flexural loss and storage moduli and tan delta for over 120 commercial thermoplastics plotted against temperature. Thermoplastics are identified by trade name and grade and are classified using generic family and chemical type information available. All major generic families are present, including Polycarbonates, Nylons and Polyesters. The data is given for temperature ranges starting with -50 °C and ending at the melting/softening point of a thermoplastic. Each type of curve, e.g., loss modulus vs. temperature, can be accessed in two ways. There are graph tables that contain information about only one material. In these tables one to twelve materials can be selected and a pop up window will display the graphical information. The graph tables have hotlinks to original images, each containing a complete set of curves, loss and storage moduli, and tan delta for a given grade. The images contain additional information on test conditions and X, Y values for characteristic points, such as glass transition. The curves can also be accessed under the general graph node, which contains graph tables with information about many different materials. Up to twelve at a time can be selected for graphical comparison. The image hot links are also available in these graph tables.
CONTENTS: Introduction
DMA of Plastics - Alphabetical Listing of Materials
DMA of Plastics - Classified Listing of Materials
ELSEVIER H ISBN-10: 1884207648
ISBN-13: 9781884207648
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