2 NEW TEST METHODS FOR ASSESSING ENVIRONMENTAL-STRESS CRACKING OF AMORPHOUS THERMOPLASTICS

Authors
HOUGH MC WRIGHT DC
Citation
Mc. Hough et Dc. Wright, 2 NEW TEST METHODS FOR ASSESSING ENVIRONMENTAL-STRESS CRACKING OF AMORPHOUS THERMOPLASTICS, Polymer testing, 15(5), 1996, pp. 407-421
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences","Materials Science, Characterization & Testing
Journal title
Polymer testing → ACNP
ISSN journal
01429418
Volume
15
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
407 - 421
Database
ISI
SICI code
0142-9418(1996)15:5<407:2NTMFA>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Two new test methods, monotonic creep and micro-hardness, are used to study the environmental stress crack (ESC) resistance of polymethyl me thacrylate (PMMA) and unplasticised polyvinyl chloride (UPVC). Monoton ic creep is shown to discriminate, to a high resolution and in the sho rt term, the ESC resistance of polymer/fluid pairs, including those po lymer/fluid pairs which exhibit mild/weak interactions. Micro-hadness is shown to offer a cost-effective method of mass screening polymer/fl uid pairs for compatibility. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd