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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... length L(x), L(b) = inverse Langevin function L1, L2 = transverse lengths 2L0 = separation length Molecular weight Mn = number-average molecular weight M w = weight-average molecular weight Mz = z-average molecular weight M v ...
... length 11.3.1 Correlation distance 12.3.8.1 b b1, b2 = polarizabilities 5.2.1 Kuhn segment length 5.3.1.2 Defect stored length 5.4.2.1 Cell axis distance 6.1.1 van der Wall's constant 9.6 Statistical segment step length 12.3.7.2 c ...
... Length of a link or mer = crystal thickness Meso, same side Mass of a polymer chain Number of mers in the chain Number of network chains per unit volume Mole fraction Refractive index Any whole number Avrami constant nc, np = chemical ...
... length Poisson's ratio n ̄ = kinematic viscosity Screening length Mesh size Osmotic pressure p1 = 3.1416 Density re = electron density r = reduced density Stress Normal stress sb = tensile stress to break Surface free energy of crystals ...
... length of thousands of carbons, the melting point of polyethylene is still slightly molecular-weight-dependent, but most linear polyethylenes have melting or fusion temperatures, Tf, near 140°C. The approach to the theoretical asymptote ...
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 |