ISSN:
1435-1536
Keywords:
FerroparaelectricCurie transition
;
microhardness
;
X-ray diffraction
;
polyvinylidene fluoride-trifluorethylene
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract A combined X-ray diffraction and microhardness investigation of the 70/30 polyvinylidene fluoride-trifluorethylene copolymer was carried out as a function of temperature. The changes in microhardness are interpreted in terms of variations in lattice spacing of the ferro- and paraelectric phases, crystallinity and long period. The changes of microhardness with temperature show four distinct temperature regions. In addition to a low temperature range, in which microhardness decreases exponentially with temperature, the ferroparaelectric Curie transition involves a faster hardness decrease. At higher temperature, the sudden microhardness rise is ascribed primarily to an increase of crystal thickness within the remnant paraelectric phase. Near the melting point, the fusion of thinner crystals leads to a range in which microhardness decreases exponentially again.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01451530
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