Rubber Toughened Engineering Plastics covers the main physical principles involved in optimum toughening in high temperature engineering plastics and speciality plastics and describes the synthetic strategies used to obtain satisfactorily toughened grades in these materials by control of microstructure. This book will act as a focus for current thought on the principles of rubber toughening and the methods employed for the rubber toughening of major engineering and speciality plastics.
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978-94-011-1260-4 (9789401112604)
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10.1007/978-94-011-1260-4
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1 Failure mechanisms in polymeric materials.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Mechanical properties - some definitions.- 1.3 Shear deformation.- 1.4 Crazing.- 1.5 Interactions of crazes and shear bands.- 1.6 Molecular mechanisms involved in deformation.- 1.7 Conclusions.- References.- 2 Rubber toughening mechanisms in polymeric materials.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Miscibility and dispersion of the rubber phase.- 2.3 Effect of the dispersed rubber phase.- 2.4 Toughening mechanisms.- References.- 3 Fracture and toughening in fibre reinforced polymer composites.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Matrices for composite systems.- 3.3 Micromechanical analysis.- 3.4 Damage in composite materials.- 3.5 Failure of laminates.- 3.6 Fracture toughness.- 3.7 Concluding remarks.- References.- 4 Methods of measurement and interpretation of results.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Basic mechanical parameters.- 4.3 A traditional approach to strength evaluation.- 4.4 Fracture mechanics approach.- 4.5 Fractography.- 4.6 Engineering design requirements.- 4.7 Conclusions.- Appendix 4.A Symbols and abbreviations.- References.- 5 Toughening agents for engineering polymers.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Background.- 5.3 Gum elastomers.- 5.4 Emulsion made elastomers.- 5.5 Block copolymers.- 5.6 Maleic anhydride modified polymers.- 5.7 Future trends.- References.- 6 Rubber modified epoxy resins.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Formulation and chemistry.- 6.3 Toughening mechanisms.- 6.4 Comparison of toughening methods.- 6.5 Bulk fracture and mechanical properties.- 6.6 Adhesive joint properties.- 6.7 Composite fracture.- References.- 7 Toughened polyamides.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Blend formation.- 7.3 Parameters affecting impact toughness.- 7.4 Fracture graphics.- 7.5 Toughening mechanisms.- 7.6 Rubber toughened composites.-References.- 8 Toughened polyesters and polycarbonates.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 Polybutylene terephthalate.- 8.3 Polycarbonates.- 8.4 Polyethylene terephthalate.- References.- 9 Toughened polysulphones and polyaryletherketones.- 9.1 Introduction.- 9.2 Toughened Udel polysulphone blends.- 9.3 Toughened polyethersulphone blends.- 9.4 Toughened Victrex polyetheretherketone blends.- 9.5 Conclusions.- Acknowledgement.- References.- 10 Toughened polyimides.- 10.1 Introduction.- 10.2 High temperature processable polymers.- 10.3 Rubber modification.- 10.4 Comparisons with other toughening techniques.- 10.5 Concluding remarks.- References.
