Rheological and morphological properties of dispersed polymeric materials : filled polymers and polymer blends /

Focuses on heterogeneous systems such as particle-filled materials and polymer blends, which are highly important in the world market. The book deals with similarities and differences of the flow properties of these two classes of material, providing both a fundamental and a practical understanding.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Münstedt, Helmut, 1941- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cincinnati : Munich : Hanser Publications ; Hanser Publishers, [2016]
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 References
  • 2 General Rheological Features of Polymeric Materials
  • 2.1 Experimental Modes
  • 2.1.1 Definitions
  • 2.1.2 Creep and Creep Recovery
  • 2.1.3 Stressing Experiments
  • 2.1.4 Dynamic-Mechanical Experiments
  • 2.1.5 Cox-Merz Rule
  • 2.1.6 Temperature Dependence
  • 2.2 Experimental Methods
  • 2.2.1 Rotational Rheometry
  • 2.2.1.1 Cone-and-Plate Rheometer
  • 2.2.1.2 Plate-Plate Rheometer
  • 2.2.1.3 Couette Rheometer
  • 2.2.2 Capillary Rheometry
  • 2.2.2.1 Determination of Slip
  • 2.2.3 Extensional Rheometry
  • 2.3 Special Aspects Regarding Rheological Measurements on Suspensions
  • 2.4 References
  • 3 Characteristic Properties of Particles
  • 3.1 Size and Distribution of Particles
  • 3.2 Interactions between Particles
  • 3.3 Interparticle Distances
  • 3.4 Sedimentation
  • 3.5 References
  • 4 Rheological Properties of Newtonian Polymeric Materials Filled with Microparticles
  • Coauthored by Michael Schmidt
  • 4.1 Filled Systems with a Newtonian Behavior
  • 4.2 Filled Systems with Non-Newtonian Behavior
  • 4.2.1 Phenomenology of Shear Thinning
  • 4.2.2 Viscous Behavior in Shear
  • 4.2.3 Elastic Behavior in Shear
  • 4.2.4 Temperature Dependence of Viscosity
  • 4.2.5 Influence of the Viscosity of Matrix Fluids on the Flow Behavior
  • 4.2.6 Dependence of the Viscosity on Filler Concentration
  • 4.2.7 Dependence of the Viscosity on Particle Size and Distribution
  • 4.2.7.1 Viscosity of Bidisperse Suspensions
  • 4.2.7.2 Viscosities of Suspensions with Various Polydisperse Particles
  • 4.2.8 Relations between Maximum Packing Density and Polydispersity
  • 4.2.9 Influence of Surface Properties of Particles on Viscosity
  • 4.2.10 Influence of Humidity on Flow Behavior
  • 4.3 Flow Behavior in Oscillatory Shear
  • 4.4 References
  • 5 Rheological Properties of Polymeric Materials Filled with Nanoparticles
  • Coauthored by Christian Triebel
  • 5.1 Investigations on the Thermal Stability of Polymer/Particle Composites
  • 5.2 General Aspects of the Influence of Nanoparticles on Processing Properties
  • 5.2.1 Viscosity Functions
  • 5.2.2 Extrudate Swell
  • 5.3 Linear Rheological Behavior
  • 5.3.1 Dynamic-Mechanical Experiments
  • 5.3.2 Creep and Creep-Recovery Experiments
  • 5.3.3 Comparison between Dynamic-Mechanical and Creep and Creep-Recovery Experiments
  • 5.3.4 Dependence of h0 and on Particle Concentration
  • 5.3.5 Retardation Spectra
  • 5.3.6 Extension of the Frequency Range of Dynamic-Mechanical Experiments by Retardation Spectra
  • 5.3.7 Model
  • 5.3.8 Dispersion of Nanosilica
  • 5.3.9 Influence of the Specific Surface Area on Rheological Properties
  • 5.3.10 Influence of the Molecular Structure of the Matrix on Rheological Properties of Silica-Filled Polymers
  • 5.3.11 Temperature Dependence of Rheological Properties of Silica-Filled PMMA
  • 5.4 Stress Dependence of the Recoverable Compliance