The rheology of polymer melts plays an important role today in industry and academia. Although several textbooks on this subject are available, with very few exceptions they cover homogeneous products only. This book is unique in that it focuses on heterogeneous systems such as particle-filled materials and polymer blends, which are highly important in the world market. It deals with similarities and differences of the flow properties of these two classes of material, providing both a fundamental and a practical understanding.
Key points of the book are the viscous and elastic properties of engineering polymers filled with functional particles and the influence of nanoparticles on rheological properties. Two key aspects of rheological measurements are discussed: the influence of heterogeneous structures on the flow of materials important for processing and the use of rheological means to get an insight into morphological features. Both approaches are applied to particle-filled melts and to polymer blends. In the latter case it is shown in detail in which way the deformation of droplets formed by the dispersed phase can be affected by outer deformation, particularly in elongation.
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 : General Rheological Features of Polymeric Materials
Chapter 2 : Characteristic Properties of Particles
Chapter 3 : Rheological Properties of Newtonian Polymeric Materials Filled with Microparticles
Chapter 4 : Rheological Properties of Polymeric Materials Filled with Nanoparticles
Chapter 5 : Rheological Properties of Thermoplastic Materials with Carbon Fillers
Chapter 6 : Rheological Properties of Filled Thermoplastics with Respect to Applications
Chapter 7 : Elongational Properties of Filled Thermoplastics
Chapter 8 : Rheological Behavior of Polymer Melts with Intrinsic Structural Heterogeneities
Chapter 9 : Appendix Related to Particle-Filled Samples
Chapter 10 : Introduction to Polymer Blends
Chapter 11 : Determination of Miscibility of Polymer Blends
Chapter 12 : Rheological Properties of Blends of Homologous Polymeric Materials
Chapter 13 : Rheological Properties of Polymeric Materials Filled with Rubbery Particles
Chapter 14 : Rheological Properties of Immiscible Polymer Blends
Chapter 15 : Rheological Behavior of Compatibilized Blends
Chapter 16 : Morphology Development of Immiscible Blends
Chapter 17 : Morphology Development in Compatibilized Polymer Blends
Chapter 18 : Appendix Related to Polymer Blends
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