Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis of Polymer Blends

Characterization of Polymer Blends: Miscibility, Morphology and Interfaces

Volumn 9783527331536, Issue , 2015, Pages 365-392

  Badia, José David ^a   Santonja Blasco, Laura ^a   Martínez Felipe, Alfonso ^a   Ribes Greus, Amparo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dynamic fragility; Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis; Free volume; Glass rubber relaxation; Heat distortion temperature; Polymer blends; Segmental dynamics; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; DYNAMICS; FREE VOLUME; MACROMOLECULES; POLYMER BLENDS; THERMOANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF POLYMERS; CONDITION; DYNAMIC FRAGILITY; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; GLASS-RUBBER RELAXATION; HEAT DISTORTION TEMPERATURE; MECHANICAL SOLICITATIONS; PROPERTY; SEGMENTAL DYNAMICS; STRESS/STRAIN;

VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 84926261780     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527645602.ch12     Document Type: Chapter

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