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OverviewAmong various branches of polymer physics an important position is occupied by that vast area, which deals with the thermal behav ior and thermal properties of polymers and which is normally called the thermal physics of polymers. Historically it began when the un usual thermo-mechanical behavior of natural rubber under stretch ing, which had been discovered by Gough at the very beginning of the last century, was studied 50 years later experimentally by Joule and theoretically by Lord Kelvin. This made it possible even at that time to distinguish polymers from other subjects of physical investigations. These investigation laid down the basic principles of solving the key problem of polymer physics - rubberlike elasticity - which was solved in the middle of our century by means of the statistical thermodynamics applied to chain molecules. At approx imately the same time it was demonstrated, by using the methods of solid state physics, that the low temperature dependence of heat capacity and thermal expansivity of linear polymers should fol low dependencies different from that characteristic of nonpolymeric solids. Finally, new ideas about the structure and morphology of polymers arised at the end of the 1950s stimulated the development of new thermal methods (differential scanning calorimetry, defor mation calorimetry), which have become very powerful instruments for studying the nature of various states of polymers and the struc tural heterogeneity. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Yuli K. GodovskyPublisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.498kg ISBN: 9783642516726ISBN 10: 3642516726 Pages: 300 Publication Date: 01 July 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsOne: Thermal Properties of Polymers.- 1 Heat Capacity.- 2 Thermal Conductivity.- 3 Thermal Expansion.- 4 Experimental Methods and Instrumentation.- Two: Thermal Behavior of Polymers under Mechanical Deformation and Fracture.- 5 Thermomechanics of Glassy and Crystalline Polymers.- 6 Thermomechanics of Molecular Networks and Rubberlike Materials.- 7 Thermodynamic Behavior of Solid Polymers in Plastic Deformation and Cold Drawing.- 8 Thermal Behavior of Solid Polymers Under Fracture.- 9 Experimental Methods and Instrumentation.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |