Mechanical vitrification

In Fig. 3.4, the comparison of experimental and calculated according to the Eq. (3.13) values tp j and respectively, is adduced, which shows their good correspondence. This means, that at impact loading of HOPE with de-vitrificated amorphous phase a its definite part mechanical vitrification occurs, the fraction of which increases at testing temporal scale reduction [21 ]. 

Hence, a notch length inerease results to HDPE amorphous phase mechanical vitrification, decreasing the value The value at the eon-dition K = cons decreases simultaneously. Botiii indicated effects result to dissipated energy fraction decrease, shear lips size reduction and impact toughness decreasing. The Eq. (10.12) demonstrates as a matter of fact... 

The results of comparison for HDPE samples with sharp notch and without it show, that notch (stiff macroscopic defect) introduction results to V reduction, that is, local order level enhancement, which is expressed in mechanical vitrification of devitrificated amorphous phase part [59]. This effect defines molecular mobility considerable reduction, expressed by decrease, and reduction. The last factor results to d decrease up to the values typical for quasibrittle fracture, that is, d < 2.5 [6]. 

When we speak of the solidification of the extruded polymer, we use the term in the broadest sense It includes crystallization, vitrification, or both. The extent of the drawing of the fibers and the rate and temperature of the drawing affect the mechanical properties of the fiber produced. This conclusion should be evident from a variety of ideas presented in the last three chapters ... 

The DC plasma furnace was designed in the Technical University of Lodz and applied to treat the ash samples with high degree of flexibility [7]. The process of plasma vitrification of ash and slag ends in a chemically stable (Table 3) and mechanically resistant product [8,9], which is safe to store or it can be used as constructional material even in the form of bricks or roof tiles. 

Network formation by photopolymerization has been studied for tetraethyleneglycol diacrylate (TEGDA) using isothermal calorimetry (DSC), isothermal shrinkage measurement and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA). Due to vitrification the polymerization does not go to completion at room temperature. The ultimate conversion as measured by DSC seems to depend on light intensity. This can be explained by the observed delay of shrinkage with respect to conversion. 

In this contribution we present results obtained with tetra-ethyleneglycol diacrylate (TEGDA). This compound was chosen since its polymer shows an easily discernible maximum in the mechanical losses as represented by tan 5 or loss modulus E" versus temperature when it is prepared as a thin film on a metallic substrate. When photopolymerized at room temperature it forms a densely crosslinked, glassy polymer, just as required in several applications. Isothermal vitrification implies that the ultimate conversion of the reactive double bonds is restricted by the diffusion-limited character of the polymerization in the final stage of the reaction. Therefore, the ultimate conversion depends strongly on the temperature of the reaction and so does the glass transition. 

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Sobolev, I. A., Dmitriev, S. A. et al. 1995a. Vitrification of intermediate level radioactive waste by induction heating. In Slate, S., Feizollahi, F. Creer, J. (eds) Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Restoration ICEM 95, Berlin, Germany. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, 1, 1125-1127. 

Whitehouse, J. C., Jantzen, C. M., Van Ryn, F. R. Davis, D. H. 1995. Design and fabrication of a transportable vitrification system for mixed waste processing. In Proceedings of the Third Biennal Mixed Waste Symposium. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Baltimore, MD, 8.3.1. 

The structure of block copolymer melts is usually trapped upon vitrification. The mechanisms underlying the glass transition are similar to those of the constituent homopolymers. Thus there is little distinct physics associated with the formation of solid phases by glassy block copolymers. 

As polymer networks are very often prepared in bulk, vitrification, which is the transformation from a liquid or rubbery state to a vitreous state, can also take place. These transformations are discussed later (Chapters 3, 4, and 6), but one question that concerns chemistry is the possible effect of these transformations on the mechanisms and kinetics of the reactions. 

The chemistry described in this chapter is the same for the synthesis of both thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers. The transformations occurring during network formation may have a bearing either on the mechanisms (e.g., variation of the reactivity ratios along polymerization) or on the kinetics of network formation (e.g., decrease of reaction rate at the time of vitrification). These transformations and the effects they produce on the buildup of the polymer network will be discussed in the following chapters. 

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