Part 2: Thermodynamic Properties - Pvt - Data and Thermal Properties: Subvolume A: Polymer Solids and Polymer Melts (Hardcover)

Introduction to pVT Data.- Macroscopic pVT Behavior of Polymers.- Density, Specific Volume, and Methods for their Determination .- Density and Specific Volume.- Dilatometry.- Linear Dilatometry.- Volume Dilatometry.- Selection of Data and Data Presentation.- pVT Data of Polymers.- Biopolymers.- Cellulose Derivatives.- Other Biopolymers.- Copolymers.- Butadiene Copolymers.- Ethylen-copolymers.- Graft Polymers.- Styrene Copolymers.- Fluoropolymers.- Vinylic Fluoropolymers.- Fluorine Containing Polyesters.- Polyacrylics.- Poly(acrylonitrile).- 2 Poly(alkyl methacrylate)s.- Poly(methyl acrylate).- Polyamides.- Poly(amide) 6 .- Poly(amide) 6.6.- Poly(amide) 12.- Polycarbonates.- Bisphenol-A polycarbonates.- Other Polycarbonates.- Polyesters.- Aliphatic Polyesters.- Aromatic Polyesters.- Polyethers.- Aliphatic Polyethers.- Aromatic Polyether.- Polyimides.- Poly(ether imide)s.- Polyolefines.- Poly(butadiene)s.- Poly(ethylene)s.- Poly(isobutylene)s.- Poly(isoprene).- Poly(propylene)s.- Silicon Containing Polymers.- Polysiloxanes.- Poly(silylene-methylene)s.- Silsesquioxane.- Polysulfones.- Poly(ethersulfone)s.- Polyurethanes.- Diol Based Polyurethane.- Polyesther Based Polyurethane.- Polyether Based Polyurethanes.- Thermoplastic Polyurethanes.- Vinyl Polymers.- Polystyrenics.- Poly(vinyl alcohol).- Poly(vinyl chloride)s.- Other Vinylpolymers.- Polymer Blends.- Fluoropolymer / Polyamide Blends.- Fluoropolymer / Poly(alkyl methacrylate) Blends.- Polyamide / Polyolefine Blend.- Polyacrylics / Polyether Blend.- Polycarbonate / Polystyrenics Blend.- Polyether / Poly(alkyl methacrylate) Blend.- Polyether / Polystyrenics Blends.- Polyolefine / Polyolefine Blend.- Polymer Composites.- Carbon Nanotube Containing Composites.- Clay Containing Composites.- Glass Fibre Containing Composites.- Layered Double Hydroxide Containing Composites.- Silica Containing Composites.- Silsesquioxane Containing Composites.- Introduction to Thermal Properties.- Temperature and Heat.- Heat Capacity.- Heat of Transitions.- Thermodynamic Functions.- Phase of Polymers.- Glass Transition.- Melting Transition.- Other Transitions and Thermal Processes.- Instrumentation and Measurements.- Calorimetric Techniques.- Adiabatic Calorimetry.- Differential Scanning Calorimetry.- Temperature-Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimetry (TMDSC).- Fast Scanning Calorimetry (FSC).- Thermogravimetry.- Equilibrium Thermal Properties.- Equilibrium Heat Capacity for Solid-State Polymers.- Equilibrium Heat Capacity for Melt-State Polymers.- Equilibrium Melting Temperature and Heat of Fusion for Fully Crystalline Polymers.- ATHAS Data Bank.- Summary Table of Equilibrium Thermal Properties of Linear Polymers.- Table of Equilibrium Thermal Properties of Selected Linear Polymers.- Poly(alkene)s.- Aliphatic Poly(oxide)s.- Aliphatic Poly(amide)s.- Aliphatic Poly(ester)s.- Phenylene Containing Polymers.- Poly(amino acid)s and Proteins.- Nonequilibrium Thermal Properties.- Heat Capacity, Glass and Melting Transitions of Semicrystalline Polymers.- Quantitative Thermal Analysis of Semicrystalline Polymers Based on the ATHAS Data Bank.- Poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT).- Poly(lactic acid) (PLA).