Advanced Routes for Polymer Toughening
- 1st Edition, Volume 10 - October 8, 1996
- Imprint: Elsevier Science
- Editors: E. Martuscelli, Pellegrino Musto, G. Ragosta
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 5 4 0 7 2 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 5 2 7 4 - 3
This volume is an account of the various approaches used to improve the toughness of polymer matrices. The correlations among the molecular structure of the components, the… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThis volume is an account of the various approaches used to improve the toughness of polymer matrices. The correlations among the molecular structure of the components, the morphology and the mechanical properties of blend systems are stressed. Emphasis is placed on the methods used to control the structure of these materials during processing.
The book concentrates on a number of systems which may be regarded as typologies of toughened plastics. From an extensive treatment of these systems more general concepts have been developed. These concepts which are indispensable in the design and formulation of tough polymer blends, include the role of the interface in multicomponent systems, the chemical reactivity of the blend components, the mode and state of dispersion of the second phase, the crystallinity and crystallization conditions, the glass transition temperature etc.
The long term activity in the area is mainly reported, which started in the early seventies with the chemical modification of ethylene-propylene copolymers to be used as tougheners of Polyamide-6. Such a system is investigated further both from a fundamental and from an applicative point of view. The volume shows how intellectually stimulating and challenging the field of polymer toughening can be, and is intended to encourage the reader to do more research in this area.
Preface. Introduction (E. Martuscelli, P. Musto, G. Ragosta). Part I: Toughened Thermosets. Epoxy resins (E. Martuscelli et al.). Unsaturated polyester resins (E. Martuscelli, P. Musto, G. Ragosta). Thermosetting polyimides (E. Martuscelli, P. Musto, G. Ragosta). Part II: Toughened Thermoplastics. Nucleation processes in toughened plastics (A. Galeski, Z. Bartczak, E. Martuscelli). Isotactic polypropylene based blends (L. D'Orazio et al.). Polyamide 6/ethylene-co-vinylacetate blends: A
model system of thermoplastic/elastomer pairs (L. D'Orazio, C. Mancarella,
E. Martuscelli). Blends polyamide 6/functionalized rubber (R. Greco et al.). PMMA/rubber blends (P. Laurienzo et al.). Polycarbonate toughening by ABS (R. Greco). Rubber modification of biodegradable polymers (M. Avella et al.). Subject index.
model system of thermoplastic/elastomer pairs (L. D'Orazio, C. Mancarella,
E. Martuscelli). Blends polyamide 6/functionalized rubber (R. Greco et al.). PMMA/rubber blends (P. Laurienzo et al.). Polycarbonate toughening by ABS (R. Greco). Rubber modification of biodegradable polymers (M. Avella et al.). Subject index.
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 10
- Published: October 8, 1996
- No. of pages (eBook): 611
- Imprint: Elsevier Science
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780444540720
- eBook ISBN: 9780080552743
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Pellegrino Musto
Pellegrino Musto is Director of Research at the National Research Council of Italy, IPCB, Italy. He has more than forty years of professional experience in the realm of Polymer Science and Technology And has 180+ published papers. He is also Head of the Molecular Spectroscopy Lab at IPCB. He holds a National Scientific Qualification (Habilitation) as Professor in Industrial Chemistry since December 2013 and in Science and Technology of Materials since December 2014.
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G. Ragosta
Affiliations and expertise
National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Research and Technology of Plastic Materials, Naples, Italy