Nonmetallic Materials and Composites at Low Temperatures (Paperback)

Thermal Expansion of Non-Metals.- The Low Temperature Thermal Conductivity of Rubber.- The Thermal Conductivity of Polymers Below 1K.- Mechanical Properties of Three Candidate Organic Insulator Materials for Fusion Reactors.- A New Way to Calculate the Fracture Toughness of Mouldings on Impact Load in Comparison with Linear Fracture Mechanics.- Craze Formation and Cryogenic Toughness.- A Simple Device for Short Time Cryogenic Tests and its Application in High Velocity Tensile Measurements.- Apparatus Permitting Rapid Consecutive Flexural Testing at 4.2 K.- Radiation Effects on Polybutyleneterephthalate Resins at Low Temperature.- Low Temperature Properties Probed by Selective Laser-Excitation.- Optical Investigation of Pressure-Induced Matrix Changes in Polymers under Low Temeprature Conditions.- Low Frequency Measurements on Polymethylmethacrylate.- Very Low Frequency Loss Measurements in Glasses.- Mechanical and Dielectric Losses of Polymers in the Temperature Range of 5K to 293K.- Mechanical Properties of Unidirectionally Reinforced Materials.- Dynamic Young's Modulus and Internal Friction in Composite Materials.- Low Temperature Ductile Matrices for Advanced Fiber Composites.- Fabrication of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastics Polycarbonate and Polysulfone.- Interlaminar Shear Strength of Carbon-Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastics Polycarbonate and Polysulfone.- Acoustic Emission and Interlaminar Shear Strength.- Mechanical Properties of Low Thermal Contraction GFRP.- Adhesive Properties at Low Temperature of Epoxy Resin Pre-Impregnated Tape.- MDF Cements for Low Temperature Applications.- Present and Future Application of Nonmetallic Materials in Cryogenic Technology: Summary of the Panel Discussion.