Characterization Techniques for Advanced Polymer Composite Materials outlines methods for assessing the properties of advanced polymer composite materials, discussing sample preparation, microscopy and scattering techniques, data analysis and interpretation, microstructure identification, constitutive models, and more. It introduces the constituting laws of soft materials and demonstrates how to identify microstructure based on microscopy images. Techniques for measuring the thermal properties, electrical, and thermal characterization of these materials are covered including scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, focused ion beam microscopy, as well as scattering techniques such as wide-angle X-ray, small-angle x-ray, and small-angle neutron. Each chapter starts with a brief explanation of the characterization technique followed by practical examples demonstrating methods of interpreting experimental results.
1. 3.1 Introduction - p. 125 2. 3.2 X-ray diffraction (XRD) - p. 126 3. 3.3 3D microstructural reconstruction of heterogeneous materials - p. 148 4. 3.4 Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) - p. 165 5. 3.5 Conclusions - p. 185 6. 4. Constitutive models of soft materials - p. 193 7. 4.1 Basic principles of hyperelastic material modelling - p. 193 8. 4.2 Experimental characterization methods for hyperelastic behaviour - p. 196 9. 4.3 Visco-hyperelastic modelling of soft polymers - p. 198 10. 4.4 Constitutive modelling of shape memory polymers (SMPs) - p. 202 11. 4.5 Modelling of SMP with mullins damage - p. 204 12. 4.6 Selection of appropriate constitutive equations for SMPs - p. 226 13. 4.7 Conclusion - p. 229 14. 5. Thermal characterization of advanced materials - p. 241 15. 6. Electrical characterization of advanced materials - p. 281 16. 7. Thermomechanical characterization of advanced materials - p. 331 17. Index - p. 391
Characterization Techniques for Advanced Polymer Composite Materials outlines methods for assessing the properties of advanced polymer composite materials, discussing sample preparation, microscopy and scattering techniques, data analysis and interpretation, microstructure identification, constitutive models, and more. It introduces the constituting laws of soft materials and demonstrates how to identify microstructure based on microscopy images. Techniques for measuring the thermal properties, electrical, and thermal characterization of these materials are covered including scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, focused ion beam microscopy, as well as scattering techniques such as wide-angle X-ray, small-angle x-ray, and small-angle neutron. Each chapter starts with a brief explanation of the characterization technique followed by practical examples demonstrating methods of interpreting experimental results.
1. 3.1 Introduction - p. 125 2. 3.2 X-ray diffraction (XRD) - p. 126 3. 3.3 3D microstructural reconstruction of heterogeneous materials - p. 148 4. 3.4 Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) - p. 165 5. 3.5 Conclusions - p. 185 6. 4. Constitutive models of soft materials - p. 193 7. 4.1 Basic principles of hyperelastic material modelling - p. 193 8. 4.2 Experimental characterization methods for hyperelastic behaviour - p. 196 9. 4.3 Visco-hyperelastic modelling of soft polymers - p. 198 10. 4.4 Constitutive modelling of shape memory polymers (SMPs) - p. 202 11. 4.5 Modelling of SMP with mullins damage - p. 204 12. 4.6 Selection of appropriate constitutive equations for SMPs - p. 226 13. 4.7 Conclusion - p. 229 14. 5. Thermal characterization of advanced materials - p. 241 15. 6. Electrical characterization of advanced materials - p. 281 16. 7. Thermomechanical characterization of advanced materials - p. 331 17. Index - p. 391
