This third volume completes the first part of the project " Macromolecular Physics." The first volume dealt with the description of macromolecular crystals; the second volume dealt with crystal growth; and the third volume summarizes our knowledge of the melting of linear, flexible macromolecules. The discussion in the three volumes goes from reasonably well-established topics, such as the structure, morphology, and defects in crystals, to topics still in flux, such as crystal nucleation, detailed growth mechanisms, and annealing processes, to arrive at the present topics of equilibrium, nonequilibrium, and copolymer melting. Our knowledge is quite limited on many aspects of these latter topics.
Author(s): Bernhard Wunderlich
Edition: 1st
Publisher: Academic Press
Year: 1980
Language: English
Pages: 378
8.1 Characterization of Matter through Its Equilibrium Melting Behavior......Page 12
8.1.1 Equilibrium Melting of Linear Macromolecules......Page 13
8.1.2 Equilibrium Melting to Characterize Matter......Page 15
8.2 The Equilibrium Melting Process......Page 16
8.2.1 General Statements about Melting......Page 17
8.2.2 The Melting Process......Page 23
8.2.3 The Equilibrium Melting Process of Flexible Linear Macromolecules......Page 25
8.3.1 Volume and Heat Capacity Changes on Melting......Page 34
8.3.2 Melting Temperatures......Page 35
8.3.3 Heats of Fusion......Page 50
8.4 Experimental Data......Page 56
8.4.1 Polyethylene......Page 57
8.4.2 Polypropylene......Page 72
8.4.3 Polyoxymethylene......Page 75
8.4.4 PoIy(ethylene oxide)......Page 77
8.4.5 Poly(ethylene terephthalate)......Page 78
8.4.6 Nylon 6......Page 81
8.4.7 General Conclusions......Page 82
8.5.1 Molecular Weight Effects......Page 90
8.5.2 Pressure Effects......Page 102
8.5.3 Deformation Effects......Page 107
8.5.4 Diluent Effects......Page 114
References......Page 126
9.1.1 Recognition of Irreversible Melting......Page 139
9.1.2 Early Observation and Interpretation of Irreversible Melting......Page 145
9.2.1 Time-Dependent Melting......Page 149
9.2.2 Cross Linking......Page 153
9.2.3 Chemical Reaction and Etching......Page 155
9.3 Experimental Data......Page 157
9.3.1 Melting of Crystals Grown from Solution......Page 158
9.3.2 Melting of Crystals Grown from the Melt......Page 173
9.3.3 Melting of Deformed Crystals......Page 202
9.4 Superheating......Page 225
9.4.1 Equilibrium Crystals......Page 226
9.4.2 Nonequilibrium Crystals......Page 233
9.5 Changes in the Temperature of Melting......Page 235
9.6 Surface Melting......Page 245
9.7 Single-Phase Systems......Page 247
References......Page 251
10.1 Structure and Macroconformation......Page 265
10.1.1 Chemical Structure......Page 266
10.1.2 Physical Structure......Page 272
10.2 Equilibrium Melting......Page 275
10.2.1 Phase Diagrams......Page 276
10.2.2 Experimental Approximations......Page 281
10.3.1 Random Copolymers......Page 286
10.3.2 Regular Copolymers......Page 320
10.3.3 Block Copolymers......Page 328
10.3.4 Side Chain Crystallization......Page 336
References......Page 342
AUTHOR INDEX......Page 351
SUBJECT INDEX......Page 365
