Image analysis, rubber particles

Quantitative Image Analysis. A software package compatible with a HP personal computer (Model 9836) has been developed to assess the morphology of rubber particles in HIPS. The package is capable of analyzing the following information ... 

The SEM micrographs of the xylene treated surfaces of rupture were transformed into binary images to allow the selection of the desired phase for the analysis the dark phase (1) corresponds to the rubber and the complementary white phase (0) is the nylon. These binary images can then be subjected to measurements, by means of home-made software, with the aim of determining different micro-structural parameters [19], The rubber particles were characterized in terms of ... 

Fig. 5.81 AFM of the same specimen as in Fig. 5.80 shows the particle size correlates well with the FESEM image. The AFM image (A) [376] provides much more detail at the particle-epoxy interface which can be compared with the fracture toughness measurements. A line scan analysis (B-C) of an interesting feature shows the epoxy forming a bridge between the rubber particles. The height of the feature is about 530 nm. (From O. L. Shaffer, unpublished [376].)...

Laser ablation technology for industrial applications has first come to prominence in 1965. For example, chlorinated rubber (CR) coatings were removed from concrete surfaces using a 60 W high power laser diode [59]. The ash particles were investigated by optical microscopy, image analysis, DTA/DTG, ESEM and EDX techniques. 

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