This book delivers a deep insight into thermal polymer degradation features and put a particular emphasis on blends, composites and nanocomposites. It examines the thermal stability and the mechanism of degrading for every class of polymer substances and studies the effect on reinforcement to all classes. The book further explores the thermal stability when nano particles are added and summarizes the latest studies and application relevant results. This book offers a valuable reference source to graduate and post graduate students, engineering students, research scholars and polymer engineers from industry.
Author(s): P. M. Visakh, Yoshihiko Arao (eds.)
Series: Engineering Materials
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 245
Tags: Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials; Polymer Sciences; Nanotechnology
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Thermal Degradation of Polymer Blends, Composites and Nanocomposites....Pages 1-16
Thermal Degradation of Thermosetting Blends....Pages 17-49
Thermal Degradation of Thermosetting Nanocomposites....Pages 51-79
Effect of Thermo-oxidation on the Mechanical Performance of Polymer Based Composites for High Temperature Applications....Pages 81-97
Analysis for Thermal Degradation of a Polymer by Factor Analysis....Pages 99-120
Radiation Effects on Polymer-Based Systems....Pages 121-155
Thermal Degradation of Synthetic Rubber Nanocomposites....Pages 157-191
Outdoor Exposure Degradation of Ethylene-Vinyl-Acetate Encapsulant Material for Photovoltaic Application....Pages 193-219
Thermal Degradation of Bio-nanocomposites....Pages 221-245
