Polymer Fracture

Polymer Fracture by H. - H. Kausch.

This book on "Polymer Fracture" might as well have been called "Kinetic Theory of Polymer Fracture". The term "kinetic theory", however, needs some de­ finition or, at least, some explanation. A kinetic theory deals with and particu­ larly considers the effect of the ex...

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Main Author: Kausch, H. - H. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1978.
Edition:1st ed. 1978.
Series:Polymers - Properties and Applications, 2
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Polymers  .
Mechanics.
Mechanics, Applied.
Statistical physics.
Dynamical systems.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Deformation and Fracture of High Polymers, Definition and Scope of Treatment
  • References
  • 2 Structure and Deformation
  • I. Elements of the Superstructure of Solid Polymers
  • II. Deformation
  • III. Model Representation of Deformation
  • References
  • 3 Statistical, Continuum Mechanical, and Rate Process Theories of Fracture
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Statistical Aspects
  • III. Continuum and Fracture Mechanics Approach
  • IV. Rate Process Theories of Fracture
  • References
  • 4 Strength of Primary Bonds
  • I. Covalent Bonds
  • II. Bond Energies
  • III. Form of Binding Potential
  • 5 Mechanical Excitation and Scission of a Chain
  • I. Stress-Strain Curve of a Singie Chain
  • II. Axial Mechanical Excitation of Chains
  • III. Deexcitation of Chains
  • References
  • 6 Identification of ESR Spectra of Mechanically Formed Free Radicals
  • I. Formation
  • II. EPR Technique
  • III. Reactions and Means of Identification
  • IV. Assignment of Spectra
  • References
  • 7 Phenomenology of Free Radical Formation and of Relevant Radical Reactions (Dependence on Strain, Time, and Sample Treatment)
  • I. Radical Formation in Thermoplastics
  • II. Free Radicals in Stressed Rubbers
  • III. Mechanically Relevant Radical Reactions
  • References
  • 8 The Role of Chain Scission in Homogenous Deformation and Fracture
  • I. Small-Strain Deformation and Fracture of Highly Oriented Polymers
  • II. Deformation, Creep, and Fatigue of Unoriented Polymers
  • III. Environmental Degradation
  • References
  • 9 Molecular Chains in Heterogeneous Fracture
  • I. Fracture Mechanics
  • II. Crazing
  • III. Molecular and Morphological Aspects in Crack Propagation
  • References
  • Appendix Table A—1. List of Abbrevations of the Most Important Polymers
  • Table A—2. List of Abbrevations not Referring to Polymer Names
  • Table A—3. List of Symbols
  • Table A—4. Conversion Factors.

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