Introduction to Physical Polymer ScienceAn Updated Edition of the Classic Text Polymers constitute the basis for the plastics, rubber, adhesives, fiber, and coating industries. The Fourth Edition of Introduction to Physical Polymer Science acknowledges the industrial success of polymers and the advancements made in the field while continuing to deliver the comprehensive introduction to polymer science that made its predecessors classic texts. The Fourth Edition continues its coverage of amorphous and crystalline materials, glass transitions, rubber elasticity, and mechanical behavior, and offers updated discussions of polymer blends, composites, and interfaces, as well as such basics as molecular weight determination. Thus, interrelationships among molecular structure, morphology, and mechanical behavior of polymers continue to provide much of the value of the book. Newly introduced topics include:
In addition, new sections have been included on fire retardancy, friction and wear, optical tweezers, and more. Introduction to Physical Polymer Science, Fourth Edition provides both an essential introduction to the field as well as an entry point to the latest research and developments in polymer science and engineering, making it an indispensable text for chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science and engineering, and polymer science and engineering students and professionals. |
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... Coefficient / 236 Appendix 5.3 Nobel Prize Winners in Polymer Science and Engineering / 237 6 The Crystalline State 239 6.1 General Considerations / 239 6.2 Methods of Determining Crystal Structure / 245 6.3 The Unit Cell of Crystalline ...
... coefficient A1 = first virial coefficient A3 = third virial coefficient A4 = fourth virial coefficient A (with various subscripts) = area under a Bragg diffraction line Angular amplitude AT = reduced variables shift factor Surface area ...
Leslie H. Sperling. SYMBOL DEFINITION SECTION D Diffusion coefficient 3.6.6, 4.4.2, 5.4.2.1 Disk diameter 13.9.3 De = Deborah number 10.2.4 D¢ = fractal dimension 12.7.3 D2 = IPN phase domain size 13.5.4 D = Tensile compliance 8.1.6 E ...
... coefficient K ̄ = constant relating end-to-end distance to molecular weight K1, K2 = measures of free volume K L , KH = constants in melt viscosity K = stress intensity factor K1c, K2c, K3c= critical stress intensity factor in the ...
... coefficient 4.4.2 P1 = probability of a chain arm folding back 5.4.3 on itself Probability of barriers being surmounted 8.6.1.2 Pi = induced polarization 14.8.1 Q Partition function 8.6.3.1 QI, QII = amounts of heat released 9.8.3 R Gas ...
Contents
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3 Dilute Solution Thermodynamics Molecular Weights and Sizes | 71 |
4 Concentrated Solutions Phase Separation Behavior and Diffusion | 145 |
5 The Amorphous State | 197 |
6 The Crystalline State | 239 |
7 Polymers in the Liquid Crystalline State | 325 |
8 GlassRubber Transition Behavior | 349 |
9 Crosslinked Polymers and Rubber Elasticity | 427 |
10 Polymer Viscoelasticity and Rheology | 507 |
11 Mechanical Behavior of Polymers | 557 |
12 Polymer Surfaces and Interfaces | 613 |
13 Multicomponent Polymeric Materials | 687 |
14 Modern Polymer Topics | 757 |
Index | 827 |