Structure Development During Polymer Processing / Edition 1

by Antïnio M. Cunha, Stoyko Fakirov

Overview

30 years ago, polymer processing was considered to be a set of operations aiming at imparting a desired shape to the material, while its final properties were defined exclu­ sively by the molecular structure and architecture resulted from the respective synthetic approaches. These two fields of knowledge - polymer processing and polymer structure - grew closer as several scientific and technological works disclosed the microstructure and other morphological features developed by polymeric systems upon different processing conditions. Even before the real understanding of the polymer structural details, engineers were able to make use of the effect of molecular orientation and to manufacture polymeric fi­ bres with enhanced properties in terms of stiffness and strength. However, it was during the 1970s that the scientific community started to relate microstructure development and the thermomechanical environment associated to different processing techniques. Ever since, very important works were done on semi crystalline, amorphous or blended polymers in order to identify and, recently, to predict the effect of the imposed shear fields and cool­ ing gradients on the final product properties. These efforts led to more accurate processing methods and stimulated new engineering approaches, such as property enhancement through out-of-the-processing as well as on-line control. Modem processing technology has developed further towards the nano level, enabling impacts on the macromolecular structure.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780792364504
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	06/30/2000
Series:	NATO Science Series E: , #370
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
Pages:	375
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.45(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

I Structure and Properties.- Polymer Structure and Morphology.- Structure and Morphology of Semicrystalline Polymers.- Modern Structural Characterization Techniques Using Synchrotron Radiation to Study Structure Development.- Crystallization Mechanisms and Relevant Theories.- Overall Crystallization Kinetics; Application to Transcrystallinity.- Structure-Microhardness Correlation of Polymers and Blends.- Fracture and Fatigue Behaviour of Semicrystalline Polymers as a Function of Microstructural and Molecular Parameters.- II Structure Development During Processing.- Rheology and Structure Development.- Structure and Property Development During the Melt Spinning of Synthetic Fibres.- Real-Time Monitoring of Fast Birefringence Changes During Crystallization of Preoriented Polyethylene Terephthalate) and Poly(Lactic Acid) Films.- Post Processing Behaviour of a Semicrystalline Polymer.- Processing-Structure-Properties Relationships in Injection Moulded Parts.- Physical Properties Enhancements by Composition and Microstructure Control.- III Structure Development in Blends and Composites.- Flow-Induced Mixing and Demixing in Polymer Blends.- Microfibrillar Reinforced Composites — Another Approach to Polymer Blends Processing.- Processing and Properties of Polymer Microlayered Systems.- Modelling of Short Fibre-Reinforced Thermoplastics’ Flows in Polymer Processing.- Outlook: Future Trends In Polymer Processing.- Author Index.

Editorial Reviews

Proceedings of a May 1999 NATO Advanced Study Institute held in Portugal, reporting on recent achievements in understanding relationships between properties, structure, and processing of polymeric materials. Papers are in three sections on structure and properties, structure development during processing, and structure development in blends and composites. Specific topics include crystallization mechanisms and relevant theories, rheology and structure development, and processing of polymer microlayered systems. Cunha teaches polymer engineering at the University of Minho, Portugal. Fakirov is researcher at the University of Sofia, Bulgaria. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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