ISSN:
0032-3888
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Glassy, amorphous thermoplastics experience a nearly universal susceptibility to crack and craze formation in the combined presence of stress and a chemical environment. This susceptibility has been evaluated for styrene-acrylonitrile copolymers according to the factors which effect craze initiation and those which limit the rates of flaw propagation. Molecular weight, styrene-acrylonitrile ratio, rubber content, and rubber phase morphology are variables which were found to affect flaw initiation and propagation. Fundamental characterization of the chemical parameters which control the initiation of craze formation in polysulfone and polycarbonate is also presented. In particular, “3-dimensional” solubility parameters have been observed to be a reasonable means of characterizing susceptibility to environmental stress cracking.
Additional Material:
21 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pen.760140304
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