Plastics Failure Analysis and Prevention

Content: 
Preface, Page v, John Moalli
Plastics Failure Due to Oxidative Degradation in Processing and Service, Pages 1-8, Myer Ezrin, Amanda Zepke, John Helwig, Gary Lavigne, Mark Dudley
Durability Study of Conductive Copper Traces Within Polyimide Based Substrates, Pages 9-15, Elena Martynenko, Wen Zhou, Alexander Chudnovsky, Ron Li, Larry Poglitsch
Fatigue Behavior of Discontinuous Glass Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene, Pages 17-23, Mustafa Sezer, Ahmet Aran
Ductile Failure and Delayed Necking in Polyethylene, Pages 25-30, W. Zhou, D. Chen, Y. Shulkin, A. Chudnovsky, N. Jivraj, K. Sehanobish, S. Wu
The Role of a Heat Affected Zone (HAZ) on Mechanical Properties in Thermally Welded Low Density Polyethylene Blown Film, Pages 31-38, Timothy E. Weston, Ian R. Harrison
Effects of Processing Conditions on the Failure Mode of an Aliphatic Polyketone Terpolymer, Pages 39-44, Nicole R. Karttunen, Alan J. Lesser
Orientation Effects on the Weldability of Polypropylene Strapping Tape, Pages 45-52, MJ Oliveira, DA Hemsley
Joint Performance of Mechanical Fasteners under Dynamic Load-Self-Tapping Screws in Comparison with Threaded Inserts in Brass and Plastic, Pages 53-61, Axel Tome, Gottfried W. Ehrenstein, Frank Dratschmidt
Defect Cost Analysis, Pages 63-72, Christoph Roser, David Kazmer
Environmental Stress Cracking (ESC) of ABS (II), Pages 73-78, Takafumi Kawaguchi, Hiroyuki Nishimura, Fumiaki Miwa, Takashi Kuriyama, Ikuo Narisawa
Residual Stress Development in Marine Coatings Under Simulated Service Conditions, Pages 79-87, Gu Yan, JR White
Estimation of Long-term Properties of Epoxies in Body Fluids, Pages 89-94, Steven W. Bradley
Mechanical Performance of Polyamides with Influence of Moisture and Temperature — Accurate Evaluation and Better Understanding, Pages 95-104, Nanying Jia, Val A. Kagan
Temperature-Moisture-Mechanical Response of Vinyl Ester Resin and Pultruded Vinyl Ester/E-Glass Laminated Composites, Pages 105-112, S.P. Phifer, K.N.E. Verghese, J.J. Lesko, J. Haramis
Freeze-thaw Durability of Composites for Civil Infrastructure, Pages 113-120, J. Haramis, K.N.E. Verghese, J.J. Lesko
Fractography of ABS, Pages 121-125, Hiromi Kita, Masatoshi Higuchi, Atsushi Miura
Fractography of Metals and Plastics, Pages 127-134, Ronald J. Parrington
Crack Propagation in Continuous Glass Fiber/Polypropylene Composites: Matrix Microstructure Effect, Pages 135-142, M.N. Bureau, J. Denault, F. Perrin, J.I. Dickson
Fracture Behavior of Polypropylene Modified with Metallocene Catalyzed Polyolefin, Pages 143-148, Laura A. Fasce, Patricia M. Frontini, Shing-Chung Wong, Yiu-Wing Mai
Morphology and Mechanical Behavior of Polypropylene Hot Plate Welds, Pages 149-158, MJ Oliveira, CA Bernardo, DA Hemsley
The Influence of Morphology on the Impact Performance of an Impact Modified PP/PS Alloy, Pages 159-163, S.P. Bistany
Morphological Study of Fatigue Induced Damage in Semi-crystalline Polymers, Pages 165-172, Nathan A. Jones, Alan J. Lesser
Failure Analysis Models for Polyacetal Molded Fittings in Plumbing Systems, Pages 173-177, L.J. Broutman, D.B. Edwards, P.K. So
Progressive Failure Analysis of Fiber Composite Structures, Pages 179-185, Matt H. Triplett
Calculating Thermally Induced Stresses Using a Nonlinear Viscoelastic Material Model, Pages 187-192, N. Schoeche, E. Schmachtenberg
Evaluation of a Yield Criteria and Energy Absorbing Mechanisms of Rubber Modified Epoxies in Multiaxial Stress States, Pages 193-200, Robert S. Kody, Alan J. Lesser
Shelf Life Failure Prediction Considerations for Irradiated Polypropylene Medical Devices, Pages 201-207, Michael T.K. Ling, Samuel Y. Ding, Atul Khare, L. Woo
Determining Etch Compensation Factors for Printed Circuit Boards, Pages 209-217, Anthony DeRose, Richard P. Theriault, Tim A. Osswald, Jose M. Castro
Activation Energies of Polymer Degradation, Pages 219-225, Samuel Ding, Michael T.K. Ling, Atul Khare, Lecon Woo
Estimation of Time-temperature-collectives at Describing Ageing of Polymer Materials, Pages 227-232, D. Blaese, E. Schmachtenberg
Standard Test Procedures for Relevant Material Properties for Structural Analysis, Pages 233-240, Gerald G. Trantina, Joseph T. Woods
Factors Affecting Variation in Gardner Impact Testing, Pages 241-246, Mark Lavach
Radiation Resistance of Multilayer Films by Instrumented Impact Testing, Pages 247-252, Robert Wojnarowski, Michael T.K. Ling, Atul Khare, L. Woo
Aspects of the Tensile Response of Random Continuous Glass/Epoxy Composites, Pages 253-258, Okenwa I. Okoli, G.F. Smith
Comparing the Long Term Behavior of Tough Polyethylenes by Craze Testing, Pages 259-265, KC Pandya, JG Williams
Design Aids for Preventing Brittle Failure in Polycarbonate and Polyetherimide, Pages 267-274, Joseph T. Woods, Ronald P. Nimmer
- 10 Common Pitfalls in Thin-Wall Plastic Part Design, Pages 275-280, Timothy A. Palmer
Defect Analysis and High Density Polyethylene Pipe Durability, Pages 281-287, Shaofu Wu, Kalyan Sehanobish, Noor Jivraj
Practical Risk Analysis — As a Tool for Minimizing Plastic Product Failures, Pages 289-295, Subodh Medhekar, John Moalli, Robert Caligiuri
Attachment Design Analysis of a Plastic Housing Joined with Snap-fits, Pages 297-305, Dean Q. Lewis, Gary A. Gabriele, Bob Brown
Avoiding the GIGO Syndrome — Combining the Real and Virtual Worlds in Analysis of Polymer Product Failures, Pages 307-312, John Moalli, Steven Kurtz, Robert Sire, Sanjeev Srivastav, Ming Wu
Case Studies of Inadvertent Interactions Between Polymers and Devices in Field Applications, Pages 313-321, Joseph H. Groeger, Jeffrey D. Nicoll, Joyce M. Riley, Peter T. Wronski
Case Studies of Plastics Failure Related to Improper Formulation, Pages 323-327, Myer Ezrin, Gary Lavigne
Translating Failure Into Success—Lessons Learned From Product Failure Analysis, Pages 329-335, John E. Moalli
Index, Pages 337-341