Imaging and Image Analysis Applications for Plastics 978-1-884207-81-5

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Content:
Preface, Pages vii-viii, Behnam Pourdeyhimi
The Optimized Performance of Linear Vibration Welded Nylon 6 and Nylon 66 Butt Joints, Pages 1-9, V. Kagan, Siu-Ching Lui, G.R. Smith, J. Patry
Image Analysis of Polypropylene Melt Fibre Stretching, Pages 11-17, M.T. Martyn, P.D. Coates
The Effect of Fiber Orientation and Distribution on the Tooth Stiffness of a Polymer Composite Gear, Pages 19-26, D.J. Weale, J. White, D. Walton
Novel Processing and Performance of Aligned Discontinuous Fiber Polymer Composites, Pages 27-34, Murty N. Vyakarnam, Lawrence T. Drzal
Characterization of Kneading Block Performance in Co-Rotating Twin Screw Extruders, Pages 35-41, Yifan Xie, David Bigio, Anderson Lee, Paul Andersen, Jianya Cheng
A Quantitative Description of the Effects of Molecular Weight and Atactic Level on the Spherulite Growth Rate of Ziegler-Natta Isotactic Polypropylene, Pages 43-51, Jacques C. Michel
Method to Evaluate the Homogenization of Bimodal Polyethylene in a Co-Rotating Twin Screw Extruder, Pages 53-58, T. Rische, M. Stephan, U. Burkhardt, P. Heidemeyer
Miscibility and Co-Continuous Morphology of Polypropylene-Polyethylene Blends, Pages 59-63, Robert A. Shanks, Jun Li, Long Yu
Flow Visualization for Extensional Viscosity Assessment, Pages 65-71, C. Nakason, M. Kamala, M. Martyn, P.D. Coates
PP/LLDPE/EPDM Blends: Effect of the Elastomer Viscosity on Impact Properties, Pages 73-78, Paula Pieroni, Daniel Ercoli, Graciela Goizueta, Numa Capiati
Mixing of a Low Molecular Weight Additive in a Co-Rotating TSE: Morphological Analysis of a HDPE/PDMS System, Pages 79-88, Jianya Cheng, Ronald Sanchez, David I. Bigio
The in situ Compatibilization of HDPE/PET Blends, Pages 89-95, Li Yao, Charles Beatty
Evaluation of Process Aids for Controlling Surface Roughness of Extruded LLDPE, Pages 97-105, Dale E. Hauenstein, David J. Cimbalik, Peter G. Pape
Evaluation of Scratch and Mar Resistance in Automotive Coatings: Nanoscratching by Atomic Force Microscope, Pages 107-117, B. Pourdeyhimi, X. Wang, F. Lee
Study of the Morphology and the Tensile Mechanical Properties of Biaxially Oriented PET/PP Blends, Pages 119-126, Jean-Christophe Lepers, Basil D. Favis, Susan L. Kent
Improved Barrier and Mechanical Properties of Laminar Polymer Blends, Pages 127-134, Hamid Garmabi, M.R. Kamal
Relative Magnetic Permeability of Injection Molded Composites as Affected by the Flow Induced Orientation of Ferromagnetic Particles, Pages 135-143, Thomas Fiske, Halit S. Gokturk, Rahmi Yazici, Dilhan M. Kalyon
Processing-Structure-Property Relations in PS/PE Blends: Compression Versus Injection Molding, Pages 145-154, M.N. Bureau, J.I. Dickson, H. El Kadi, J. Denault, S. Fréchinet
Polyetherimide Epoxy-Based Prepreg Systems with Variable Temperature Cure Capability, Pages 155-163, Brian S. Hayes, James C. Seferis
CO2-Blown PETG Foams, Pages 165-171, Paul Handa, Betty Wong, Zhiyi Zhang, Vipin Kumar, Sharon Eddy, Kishan Khemani
Tear Strength Enhancement Mechanisms in TPO Films, Pages 173-180, Ndiba Dioh
Morphological Study of Fatigue Induced Damage in Semicrystalline Polymers, Pages 181-189, Nathan A. Jones, Alan J. Lesser
The Effect of Several Kinds of Oils on the Oil Resistance Behavior of Polystyrenic Thermoplastic Vulcanizate, Pages 191-199, Michihisa Tasaka, Akihiro Tamura, Rikizou Mori
Visualization of Polymer Melt Convergent Flows in Extrusion, Pages 201-207, C Nakason, M Kamala, M Martyn, P D Coates
Evaluation of the Constrained Blister Test for Measurement of an Intrinsic Adhesion, Pages 209-215, M. Parsons, A. Polyakova, E. Stepanov, A. Hiltner, E. Baer
Fractal Analysis and Radiographic Inspection of Microwave Welded HDPE Bars, Pages 217-223, Stefan Staicovici, Chung-Yuan Wu, Avraham Benatar, Zoofan Bahman
Application of Thermography for the Optimization of the Blow Molding Process, Pages 225-232, M. Prystay, A. Garcia-Rejon
The Use of Video and the Development of Solids Conveying Theory, Pages 233-240, Gregory A. Campbell, Chicheng Wang, Matt Bullwinkel, Ganesh Nagarajan, J. Douglas Small, John Staples
Microcellular PET Foams Produced by the Solid State Process, Pages 241-247, Vipin Kumar, Paul J. Stolarczuk
Thermal Wave Imaging of Propagating Cracks in Polypropylene and a Thermoplastic Olefin, Pages 249-256, Witold Brostow, Nandika Anne D'Souza, Robert Thomas, Yingxia Wang
The Division of Agglomerates in Molten Environment of Polymers: A Physical Model for Mathematical Description, Pages 257-266, H. Potente, J. Flecke
Morphology and Rheology Sensors for In-Line and On-Line Microstructure Monitoring in Compounding, Pages 267-272, Mohamed Esseghir, Dong-Woo Yu, Costas G. Gogos, David B. Todd
A New On-Line Technique for Morphology Analysis and Residence Time Measurement in a Twin-Screw Extruder, Pages 273-281, Arash Kiani, Ulrich Burkhardt, Peter Heidemeyer, O. Franzheim, T. Rische, M. Stephan, H. Baetz, R. Pallas, M. Sahoub, A. Zeuner
Controlled-Order Thermosets for Electronic Packaging, Pages 283-287, Hilmar Körner, Atsushi Shiota, Christopher K. Ober
Fatigue Fracture in Polypropylene with Different Spherulitic Sizes, Pages 289-298, John Botsis, Gerald Oerter, Klaus Friedrich
Brittle-Ductile Transition of PP/Rubber/Filler Hybrids, Pages 299-302, Yu Long, Robert A. Shanks
Index, Pages 303-307