The broad collection of techniques gathered in this book help illustrate material/process/property relationships for a wide selection of materials and processes in the plastics industry. With the recent increases in computing power and scope, as well as advances in software engineering, imaging has already become a universal tool. Image processing and image analysis have become common expressions are widely recognized within the scientific community.

The imaging techniques employed range from visible optical methods to scanning and transmission electron microscopy, x-ray, thermal wave infrared and atomic force microscopy. Image analysis is used to monitor/ characterize a variety of processes.

Processes included within this book are: extrusion, injection molding, foam production, film manufacture, compression molding, blow molding, vulcanization, melt spinning, reactive blending, welding, conveying, composite manufacture, compounding, and thermosetting.

Imaging techniques are also employed to characterize/quantify a number of important material properties. These include: fiber orientation distribution, homogeneity of mixing, the rate of spherulites growth, polymer crystallization rate, melt flow index, pore size and shape in foam, cell density in foam, void content, particle analysis in polymer blends, morphology, interparticle distance, fiber diameter, fatigue crack, crazing, scratching, surface roughness, fiber-length distribution, nucleation, oil penetration, peel adhesion, chemical resistance, droplet-fiber transition, electrical conductivity, dispersion and impurity content.

Autorentext

Behnam Pourdeyhimi is a Professor at North Carolina State University, USA

Inhalt

Preface
The Optimized Performance of Linear Vibration Welded Nylon 6 and Nylon 66 Butt Joints
Image Analysis of Polypropylene Melt Fiber Stretching
The Effect of Fiber Orientation on Distribution on the Tooth Stiffness of a Polymer Composite Gear
Novel Processing and Performance of Aligned Discontinuous Fiber Polymer Composites
Characterization of Kneading Block Performance on Co-Rotating Twin Screw Extruders
A Quantitative Description of the Effects of Molecular Weight and Atactic Level on the Spherulite Growth Rate of Ziegler-Natta Isotactic Polypropylene
Miscibility and Co-Continuous Morphology of Polypropylene-Polyethylene Blends
Flow Visualization for Extensional Viscosity Assessment
PP/LLDPE/EDPM Blends: Effect of Elastomer Viscosity on Impact
Mixing of a Low Molecular Weight Additive in a Co-Rotating TSE: Morphological Analysis of a HDPE/PDMS Systems
The in situ Compatibilization of HDPE/PET Blends
Evaluation of Process Aids for Controlling Surface Roughness of Extruded LLDPE
Evaluation of Scratch and Mar Resistance in Automotive Coatings: Nanoscratching by Atomic Force Microscope
Study of the Morphology and Tensile Mechanical Properties of Biaxially Oriented PET/PP Blends
Improved Barrier and Mechanical Properties of Laminar Polymer Blends
Relative Magnetic Permeability of Injection Molded Composites as Affected by the Flow Induced Orientation of Ferromagnetic Particles
Processing-Structure-Property Relations in PS/PE Blends: Compression versus Injection Molding
Polyetherimide Epoxy-Based Prepreg Systems with Variable Temperature Cure Capability
CO 2 Blown PETG Foams
Tear Strength Enhancement Mechanisms in TPO Films
Morphological Study of Fatigue Induced Damage in Semicrystalline Polymers
The Effect of Several Kinds of Oils on the Oil Resistance Behavior of Polystyrenic Thermoplastic Vulcanizate
Visualization of Polymer Melt Convergent Flows in Extrusion
Evaluation of the Constrained Blister Test for Measurement of an Intrinsic Adhesion
Fractal Analysis and Radiographic Inspection of Microwave Welded HDPE Bars
Application of Thermography for the Optimization of the Blow Molding Process
The Use of Video and the Development of Solids Conveying Theory
Microcellular PET Foams Produced by the Solid State Process
Thermal Wave Imaging of Propagating Cracks in Polypropylene and a Thermoplastic Olefin
The Division of Agglomerates in Molten Environment of Polymers: A Physical Model for Mathematical Description
A New On-Line Technique for Morphology Analysis and Residence Time Measurement in a Twin-Screw Extruder
Controlled Order Thermosets for Electronic Packaging
Fatigue Fracture in Polypropylene with Different Spherulitic Sizes
Brittle-Ductile Transition of PP/Rubber/Filler Hybrids
Index