Dynamic Mechanical Analysis: Duncan Price IPTME, Loughborough University
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis: Duncan Price IPTME, Loughborough University
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis: Duncan Price IPTME, Loughborough University
mechanical testing
relationships
test configurations
typical behaviour
For purely crystalline materials, Tg occurs
Tg is related to molecular mass up to a limiting value In semicrystalline polymers, a crystal-crystal slip, Ta* occurs Rubbery plateau (2)
polycaprolactone
material specification
thermoset cure
determination of Tg
effect of plasticiser
stress relief
PET
effect of frequency
frequency domain
thermoset curing
recommended reading
M. Reading and P.J. Haines; Thermomechanical, dynamic mechanical and associated methods in; P. J. Haines; Thermal methods of analysis: Principles, Applications and Problems Blackie, London (1995) pp.123-160.
K.P. Menard; Dynamic Mechanical Analysis: A Practical Introduction to Techniques and Applications, CRC Press, Boca Raton (1999) D. M. Price, Thermomechanical and Thermoelectrical Methods, in P.J. Haines (ed.) Principles of Thermal Analysis & Calorimetry, ch. 4, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge (2002) pp. 94-128.