Polymer Materials

Hall, C., 1981. Polymer Materials: An Introduction for Technologists and Scientists. John Wiley and Sons, New York. This book covers the following: Preface - 1 Polymers: molecular structure - 1.1 The polymer materials industry - 1.2 Hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon polymers - 1.3 Properties of the polymer chain - 1.4 Branched chains - 1.5 Stereoregularity - 1.6 Other hydrocarbon polymers - 1.7 Other carbon polymers - 1.8 Heterochain polymers - 1.9 Copolymers - 1.10 Network polymers - 1.11 Primary bonds and van der Waals' forces - 1.12 Polymer synthesis: chain reaction polymerisation - 1.13 Step reaction polymerisation - 1.14 Thermoset polymerisation - 1.15 Polymerisation conditions - Suggestions for reading - 2 Morphology - 2.1 The solid state: General remarks - 2.2 Crystal structure of polyethylene - 2.3 Crystalline and amorphous polymers - 2.4 Observed microstructures: spherulites - 2.5 Morphology of polymer materials - 2.6 Effects of deformation on morphology - 2.7 Crystallisation - 2.8 Molecular motion in polymers - Suggestions for reading - 3 Mechanical and thermal properties - 3.1 Deformations: stress and strain - 3.2 Brittle hookean solids - 3.3 Elastic moduli of glassy polymers - 3.4 Rubber elasticity - 3.5 Viscoelasticity - 3.6 Elastic solids: stress-strain relations as input-output functions - 3.7 Viscoelastic materials - 3.8 Stress relaxation - 3.9 Creep and stress relaxation experiments - 3.10 Empirical creep equations - 3.11 Dynamic response - 3.12 The energy of deformation - 3.13 Anelastic mechanical spectra - 3.14 Time-temperature correspondence and the WLF equation - 3.15 Nonlinear viscoelastic materials - 3.16 Impact performance - 3.17 Yield and fracture - 3.18 Friction of polymers - 3.19 Wear - 3.10 Heat transmission - 3.21 Thermal conductivity - 3.22 Specific heat capacity - 3.23 Thermal expansivity - 3.24 Melting range, glass transition temperature and softening point - Suggestions for reading - 4 Electrical and optical properties - 4.1 Behaviour in a steady (d.c.) electric field - 4.2 Behaviour in an alternating (a.c.) electric field - 4.3 Optical properties - 4.4 Colour and infrared absorption - 4.5 Refraction - 4.6 Transparency - 4.7 Gloss - 4.8 Light transfer - Suggestions for reading - 5 Chemical properties - 5.1 Solubility - 5.2 Permeability - 5.3 Environmental stress cracking and crazing - 5.4 Chemical attack - 5.5 Thermal stability - 5.6 High temperature polymers - 5.7 Photo-oxidation - 5.8 Ageing and weathering - 5.9 Ionising radiation - 5.10 Combustion: Fire properties of polymeric materials - 5.11 Biological attack - 5.12 Biocompatibility: polymers in medical engineering - Suggestions for reading - 6 Polymer materials and their technology - 6.1 Engineering thermoplastics - 6.2 Compounding of thermoplastics - 6.3 Processing and fabrication of thermoplastics - 6.4 Thermosets - 6.5 Elastomers - 6.6 Cellular polymers - 6.7 Adhesives - 6.8 Surface coatings - 6.9 Fibres - 6.10 Composites - Suggestions for reading - Appendix The names of polymers and polymeric materials - Index

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