Mechanical Properties of Polymers Based on Nanostructure and Morphology (Hardcover)

PART I: Structural and Morphological Characterization
The Morphology of Crystalline Polymers; D.C. Bassett
Nanostructure Development in Semicrystalline Polymers during Deformation by Synchrotron X-Ray Scattering and Diffraction Techniques; B.S. Hsiao
Nanostructures of Two-Component Amorphous Block Copolymers: Effect of Chain Architecture; R. Adhikari and G.H. Michler

PART II: Deformation Mechanisms at Nanoscopic Level
Crazing and Fracture in Amorphous Polymers: Micromechanisms and Effect of Molecular Variables; H.H. Kausch and J.L. Halary
Strength and Toughness of Crystalline Polymer Systems; A. Galeski
Microdeformation and Fracture in Semicrystalline Polymers; Christopher J.G. Plummer
Micromechanical Deformation Mechanisms in Polyolefins: Influence of Polymorphism and Molecular Weight; S. Henning and Goerg H. Michler
Micro-Indentation Studies of Polymers Relating to Nanostructure and Morphology; F.J. Balta Calleja, A. Flores, and F. Ania
Micromechanics of Particle-Modified Semicrystalline Polymers: Influence of Anisotropy Due to Transcrystallinity and/or Flow; J. A. W. van Dommelen and H. E. H. Meijer
Micromechanical Mechanisms of Toughness Enhancement in Nanostructured Amorphous and Semicrystalline Polymers; G.H. Michler

PART III: Mechanical Properties Improvement and Fracture Behavior
Structure-Property Relationship in Rubber Modified Amorphous Thermoplastic Polymers; W. Heckmann, G.E. McKee, and F. Ramsteiner
Deformation Mechanisms and Toughness of Rubber and Rigid Filler Modified Semicrystalline Polymers; C. Harrats and G. Groeninckx
Structure-Property Relationships in Nanoparticle/Semicrystalline Thermoplastic Composites; J. Karger-Kocsis and Z. Zhang
Carbon Nanotube and Carbon Nanofiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites; K. Schulte and M.C.M. Nolte
Nano- and Microlayered Polymers: Structure and Properties; T.E. Bernal-Lara, A. Ranade, A. Hiltner, and E. Baer
High Stiffness and High Impact Strength Polymer Composites by Hot Compaction of Oriented Fibers and Tapes; P.J. Hine, and I.M. Ward
Index