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Testing of plastics provides an insight to the behavior of the material in response to applied loads or exposure to the environment and time. In order to determine the true performance of a plastic material, a comprehensive understanding of the broad range of plastics behavior, such as its mechanical, thermal, electrical, rheological, physical and chemical properties as well as environmental resistance is necessary. In industrial practice, fabricated parts are often tested as part of the design validation step to ensure that end-use performance requirements are adequately met. This book, primarily designed for students, provides a comprehensive discussion of test methods for various properties of plastics, related to different material types and forms, with reference to national, international and application/industry specific test methods in a practical, easy-to-understand manner. Content: Front Matter • Preface • Table of Content 1. Introduction 2. Preparation of Specimens 3. Determining Process-Related Properties 4. Mechanical Properties of Polymers 5. Fracture Toughness Measurements in Engineering Plastics 6. Testing of Physical Properties 7. Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance 8. Non-Destructive Polymer Testing 9. Hybrid Methods of Polymer Diagnostics 10. Testing of Composite Materials 11. Technological Testing Methods 12. Testing of Microcomponents Subject Index
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Wolfgang Grellmann Sabine Seidler (Eds)
Polymer Testing With contribution by Volker Altstädt Monika Bauer Christian Bierögel Gert Busse Klaus Friedrich Henrik Höninger Thomas Lüpke Bernd Michel Hans-Joachim Radusch Falko Ramsteiner Andreas Schönhals Jörg Trempler Translated by Paul I. Anderson
The Editors: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Wolfgang Grellmann, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Centre of Engineering, D-06099 Halle and Institute for Polymeric Materials, 06217 Merseburg, Germany Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Sabine Seidler, Technical University Vienna, Institute of Material Science and Technology, Favoritenstr. 9, A-1040 Vienna, Austria Translation: Dr. Paul I. Anderson, Ziegelstr. 40, 731431 Aalen, Germany Distributed in the USA and in Canada by Hanser Gardner Publications, Inc. 6915 Valley Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45244-3029, USA Fax: (513) 527-8801 Phone: (513) 527-8977 or 1-800-950-8977 www.hansergardner.com Distributed in all other countries by Carl Hanser Verlag Postfach 86 04 20, 81631 München, Germany Fax: +49 (89) 98 48 09 www.hanser.de The use of general descriptive names, trademarks, etc., in this publication, even if the former are not especially identified, is not to be taken as a sign that such names, as understood by the Trade Marks and Merchandise Marks Act, may accordingly be used freely by anyone. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of going to press, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Grellmann, Wolfgang, 1949Polymer testing / Wolfgang Grellmann, Sabine Seidler. p. cm. ISBN-13: 978-1-56990-410-7 (hardcover) ISBN-10: 1-56990-410-3 (hardcover) 1. Polymers--Testing. I. Seidler, Sabine, 1961- II. Title. TA455.P58G74 2007 620.1‘9230287--dc22 2007019258 Bibliografische Information Der Deutschen Bibliothek Die Deutsche Bibliothek verzeichnet diese Publikation in der Deutschen Nationalbibliografie; detaillierte bibliografische Daten sind im Internet über abrufbar. ISBN 978-3-446-40900-2 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mec