Introduction to molecular motion in polymers

• Main Author: Pethrick, R. A. 1942-
• Other Authors: Taweechai Amornsakchai, North, Alastair M.
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dunbeath, Scotland : Whittles Pub., [2011]
• Subjects: Polymers.; Molecular dynamics.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781628700787; 1628700785; 9781849951128; 1849951128; 9781849950084; 1849950083
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 214 pages) : illustrations

Table of Contents:

• Title page
• Table of contents
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Chemical structure of polymers
• 3 Nature of molecular motion in polymers
• 4 The glass to rubber transition
• 5 The glass state
• 6 Crystallinity
• 7 The rubber state
• 8 The liquid/melt state
• 9 Drawing and fracture
• 10 Dynamic mechanical relaxation
• 11 Acoustic (ultrasonic) relaxation
• 12 Dielectric relaxation
• 13 Photophysics of polymers (excited state relaxation)
• 14 Conductivity in polymer systems
• 15 Diffusion in polymers