Toughening of Plastics Advances in Modeling and Experiments

by Pearson, Raymond A.; Sue, H.-J.; Yee, A. F.

• ISBN13: 9780841236578
• ISBN10: 0841236577
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-06-20
• Publisher: American Chemical Society

Summary

This book is an overview of the current state of developments in engineering toughened plastics. New theoretical approaches and practical applications as well as advances in epoxy polymers, rubber toughening, polymer blends, and micro and macro concepts are included.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Introduction to the Toughening of Polymers	1	(13)
Raymond A. Pearson
Modeling Studies
Recent Developments in the Modeling of Dilatational Yielding in Toughened Plastics	14	(22)
Andrea Lazzeri
Clive B. Bucknall
Mesoscopic Localized Deformations in Rubber-Toughened Blends	36	(14)
K. G. W. Pijnenburg
E. Van der Giessen
A Multi-Level Finite Element Method for Modeling Rubber-Toughened Amorphous Polymers	50	(21)
Han E. H. Meijer
Leon E. Govaert
Robert J. M. Smit
Mechanics of Toughening Brittle Polymers	71	(15)
M. D. Thouless
J. Du
A. F. Yee
Three-Dimensional Elasto-Plastic Finite Element Modeling of Rigid-Rigid Polymer Toughening Processes	86	(12)
Yiu-Wing Mai
Xiao-hong Chen
Experimental Studies
Novel Mechanisms of Toughening Semi-Crystalline Polymers	98	(27)
A. S. Argon
Z. Bartczak
R. E. Cohen
O. K. Muratoglu
Deformation of Polypropylene-EPDM Blends	125	(16)
Reinoud J. Gaymans
Allard van der Wal
The Role of Impact Modifier Particle Size and Adhesion on the Toughness of PET	141	(18)
Thomas J. Pecorini
David Calvert
Yield Envelopes of Micro-Voided Epoxies	159	(12)
Alan J. Lesser
Robert S. Kody
Emmett D. Crawford
The Network Structure of Epoxy Systems and Its Relationship to Toughness and Toughenability	171	(27)
H.-J. Sue
P. M. Puckett
J. L. Bertram
L. L. Walker
Polymethacrylate Toughened Epoxies	198	(15)
Alexandre A. Baidak
N. Tahir
J. M. Liegeois
The Effect of Particle Size on Synergistic Toughening of Boron Nitride-Rubber Hybrid Epoxy Composites	213
Michael F. DiBerardino
Raymond A. Pearson
Indexes
Author Index	233
Subject Index	234