Deformation and Fracture Behaviour of Polymer Materials

Front Matter....Pages i-xxxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Time-Dependent Fracture Behaviour of Polymers at Impact and Quasi-Static Loading Conditions....Pages 3-21
Fatigue Crack Growth Behaviour of Epoxy Nanocomposites—Influence of Particle Geometry....Pages 23-32
Fracture Mechanics Methods to Assess the Lifetime of Thermoplastic Pipes....Pages 33-54
Thermographic Characterisation of the Deformation and Fracture Behaviour of Polymers with High Time and Spatial Resolution....Pages 55-72
Mechanical and Fracture Mechanical Properties of Polymorphous Polypropylene....Pages 73-81
Numerical Modelling of Damage Initiation and Failure of Long Fibre-Reinforced Thermoplastics....Pages 83-92
Front Matter....Pages 93-93
Characterisation of Polymers in the Scanning Electron Microscope—From Low-Voltage Surface Imaging to the 3D Reconstruction of Specimens....Pages 95-108
3D Reconstruction of Cracks in Polymers—New Insight into the Fracture Behaviour?....Pages 109-119
Determination of the Stable Crack Growth by Means of the Fluorescence Adsorption-Contrast Method (3D-FAC Method)....Pages 121-138
Acoustic Emission Analysis for Assessment of Damage Kinetics of Short-Glass Fibre-Reinforced Thermoplastics—ESEM Investigations and Instrumented Charpy Impact Test....Pages 139-164
The Fractography as a Tool in Failure Analysis—Possibilities and Limits....Pages 165-174
Front Matter....Pages 175-175
Slow Crack Growth of Polyethylene—Accelerated and Alternative Test Methods....Pages 177-187
Polypropylene for Pressure Pipes—From Polymer Design to Long-Term Performance....Pages 189-201
Lifetime of Polyethylene (PE) Pipe Material—Prediction Using Strain Hardening Test....Pages 203-210
Influence of Welding and Composition on the Short-Term Stable Crack Propagation Through Polyolefin Single- and Bilayered Structures....Pages 211-227
Influence of Different Welding Conditions of Polyolefin Pipes on Creep Crack Growth....Pages 229-241
Epoxy Modifications—A Novel Sealing Material for Rehabilitation of Pipe Joints....Pages 243-253
Front Matter....Pages 255-255
Approaches to Characterise the Mechanical Properties of Films and Elastomers....Pages 257-270
Fracture Mechanics Characterisation of Peelfilms....Pages 271-281
Fracture Mechanics Characterisation of Low-Adhesive Stretch Films....Pages 283-296
Front Matter....Pages 255-255
Thermal Stability and Lifetime Prediction of an Epoxide Adhesive System....Pages 297-311
Front Matter....Pages 313-313
Morphology and Fatigue Behaviour of Short-Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polypropylene....Pages 315-334
Characterisation of the Deformation and Fracture Behaviour of Elastomers Under Biaxial Deformation....Pages 335-349
Influence of Thermal Ageing Process on the Crack Propagation of Rubber Used for Tire Application....Pages 351-364
Development of Magnetorheological Elastomers (MREs) for Strength and Fatigue Resistance....Pages 365-375
Fibre-Reinforced Polyamides and the Influence of Water Absorption on the Mechanical and Thermomechanical Behaviour....Pages 377-388
Accelerated Measurement of the Long-Term Creep Behaviour of Plastics....Pages 389-402
Front Matter....Pages 403-403
Hygrothermal Ageing of Injection-Moulded PA6/GF Materials Considering Automotive Requirements....Pages 405-419
Ageing of Polymer Materials—Testing, Modelling and Simulation Considering Diffusion....Pages 421-429
Investigations of Elastomeric Seals—Low-Temperature Performance and Ageing Behaviour....Pages 431-443
Front Matter....Pages 445-445
Mechanical Reinforcement in a Polyisoprene Rubber by Hybrid Nanofillers....Pages 447-459
Structure–Property Correlations of SSBR/BR Blends....Pages 461-473
Comparison Between Peroxide and Radiation Crosslinking of Nitrile Rubber....Pages 475-483
Wood Flour as a Filler of Natural and Epoxidised Natural Rubber....Pages 485-491
Characterisation of the Ultimate Tensile Properties of Elastomers by a Dimensionless Hooke Number—A New Approach to Failure Envelopes....Pages 493-506
Thermomechanical Analysis Strategies for Elastomer Components Under Dynamic Loading....Pages 507-516
Influence of Selected Silica Fillers on the Properties of Vulcanised Rubber Blends....Pages 517-525
Back Matter....Pages 527-533