Polymer Testing 2e

Rapid growth and development in plastics production and application created a demand for meaningfulmeasuring and analysis methods in polymer testing. Advances in electronic measuring techniques led tofurther developments in classic testing methods as well as to completely new methods, for which the firstedition of Polymer Testing was written.Considerable advances in the evaluation of structure-property correlations and standardization have takenplace since the first edition of Polymer Testing, so the book has been comprehensively revised. Thisupdated edition covers the latest developments in the field, including amendments to the most importantpolymer testing standards.Included in this edition is essential information about damage processes and deformation mechanismsthat can be discovered with the help of coupled non-destructive polymer testing methods and hybridmethods of polymer diagnostics, respectively. Numerous examples for the optimization of polymers andtheir composites and the assessment of component properties provide a material science focused insightinto modern polymer testing.Contents:Preparation of SpecimensDetermining Process-Related PropertiesMechanical Properties of PolymersFracture Toughness Measurements in Engineering PlasticsTesting of Physical PropertiesEvaluating Environmental Stress Cracking ResistanceNon-Destructive Polymer TestingHybrid Methods of Polymer DiagnosticsTesting of Composite MaterialsTechnological Testing MethodsTesting of Microcomponents Content: Polymer Testing , Pages I,III-XXXI,XXXIII-XXXIV , Wolfgang Grellmann, Sabine Seidler Introduction , Pages 1-14 , Wolfgang Grellmann, Sabine Seidler Preparation of Specimens , Pages 15-38 , Wolfgang Grellmann, Sabine Seidler Determining Process-Related Properties , Pages 39-71 , Wolfgang Grellmann, Sabine Seidler Mechanical Properties of Polymers , Pages 73-231 , Wolfgang Grellmann, Sabine Seidler Fracture Toughness Measurements in Engineering Plastics , Pages 233-286 , Wolfgang Grellmann, Sabine Seidler Testing of Physical Properties , Pages 287-384 , Wolfgang Grellmann, Sabine Seidler Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance , Pages 385-430 , Wolfgang Grellmann, Sabine Seidler Non-Destructive Polymer Testing , Pages 431-495 , Wolfgang Grellmann, Sabine Seidler Hybrid Methods of Polymer Diagnostics , Pages 497-511 , Wolfgang Grellmann, Sabine Seidler Testing of Composite Materials , Pages 513-563 , Wolfgang Grellmann, Sabine Seidler Technological Testing Methods , Pages 565-636 , Wolfgang Grellmann, Sabine Seidler Testing of Microcomponents , Pages 637-657 , Wolfgang Grellmann, Sabine Seidler Subject Index , Pages 659-678 , Wolfgang Grellmann, Sabine Seidler Considerable advances in the evaluation of structure-property correlations and standardization have taken place since the publication of the first edition of this book. This updated edition covers the latest developments in the field, including amendments to the most important polymer testing standards. Wolfgang Grellmann, Sabine Seidler (eds.) ; With Contribution By Volker Alstädt [and 11 Others]. Translated From The German. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.