Plasticization effect

The analysis of the test results shows that non-defect adhesive joints of the carbon plastic are acoustically less active than the glued main material. This can be explained by absence of plasticization effect of the die (adhesive layer). The value of the breaking point ("C ) at the adhesive joints shift is 9,6 M Pa. 

The resistance to plastic flow can be schematically illustrated by dashpots with characteristic viscosities. The resistance to deformations within the elastic regions can be characterized by elastic springs and spring force constants. In real fibers, in contrast to ideal fibers, the mechanical behavior is best characterized by simultaneous elastic and plastic deformations. Materials that undergo simultaneous elastic and plastic effects are said to be viscoelastic. Several models describing viscoelasticity in terms of springs and dashpots in various series and parallel combinations have been proposed. The concepts of elasticity, plasticity, and viscoelasticity have been the subjects of several excellent reviews (21,22). 

The plasticization of PVC accounts for the vast majority of plasticizer sales. However, significant amounts of plasticizers are used in non-PVC polymers and this may become increasingly important in the future. Although PVC stands alone in its abiUty to accept and retain large quantities of commercial plasticizer, effective plasticization of other resins using slightly modified plasticizers may be possible if certain conditions specific to the polymer of interest are met. 

Because of water s plasticizing effect, the water content of nylon fibers and fabrics must be known and controlled when measuring physical properties. Prior to the measurement, samples are conditioned at a specified temperature and rh for at least 24 h. 

Plasticization and Other Time Effects Most data from the literature, including those presented above are taken from experiments where one gas at a time is tested, with Ot calculated as a ratio of the two permeabihties. If either gas permeates because of a high-sorption coefficient rather than a high diffusivity, there may be an increase in the permeabihty of all gases in contact with the membrane. Thus, the Ot actually found in a real separation may be much lower than that calculated by the simple ratio of permeabilities. The data in the hterature do not rehably include the plasticization effect. If present, it results in the sometimes slow relaxation of polymer structure giving a rise in permeabihty and a dramatic dechne in selectivity. 

More than one plasticizer could be used. One is the main plasticizer and the other (or others) is the secondary plasticizer. The compatibility between the plasticizers and the polymers in the blending system, especially the major component, is necessary to obtain the best plasticizing effect. Combining the main plasticizer and secondary plasticizer(s) usually gives better results. 

As Carfagna et al. [61] suggested, the addition of a mesophasic polymer to an amorphous matrix can lead to different results depending on the properties of the liquid crystalline polymer and its amount. If a small amount of the filler compatible with the matrix is added, only plasticization effect can be expected and the dimensional stability of the blend would be reduced. Addition of PET-PHB60 to polycarbonate reduced the dimensionality of the composite, i.e., it increased the shrinkage [42]. This behavior was ascribed to the very low... 

Compacted powder mixtures of titanium and titanium dihydride demonstrate the hydrogen-enhanced plasticity effects on deformation over 500 C, like titanium alloys hydrogenated from the gas phase. 

Ichikawa M., Matsuoka M. and Mori K. (1995). Plastic effects of soiled bedding on the structure of synapses in rat accessory olfactory bulb. Synapse 21, 104-109. 

The increase in the length of the side chain results normally in an internal plasticization effect caused by a lower polarity of the main chain and an increase in the configurational entropy. Both effects result in a lower activation energy of segmental motion and consequently a lower glass transition temperature. The modification of PPO with myristoyl chloride offers the best example. No side chain crystallization was detected by DSC for these polymers. 

Resins with a significant low molecular weight tail, as shown in Fig. 5.3 c), exhibit similar melt flow characteristics to the most probable molecular weight distribution, but may be more flexible in the solid state due to the plasticizing effect of the shorter chains. 

Kojima (1981) discovered that a photo-plastic effect occurs in anthracene. It is largest for light of 430 nm. wavelength and is partially reversible. The effect probably results from a change in the polarizabilities of the anthracene molecules caused by photo-excitation. This is expected to increase the cohesion in the crystals slightly. The magnitude of the effect is up to about ten percent. 

Because of its tunable density and low viscosity, synthetic organic chemists are beginning to utilize supercritical C02 as a medium for exploring reaction mechanisms and solvent cage effects [10,11]. Asymmetric catalysis represents an area in which supercritical C02 may be useful as a solvent [12]. For polymerization reactions, in particular, the solvency of C02 as a medium and the plasticization effects of C02 on the resulting polymeric products represent the properties of central importance. These significant properties of C02 are explored in detail below. When all of these factors are combined with the fact that C02 may obviate the use of much more expensive and hazardous solvents,... 

Lai, M.C., Hageman, M.J., Schowen, R.L., Borchardt, R.T., Laiard, B.B., and Topp, E.M. 1999b. Chemical stability of peptides in polymers. 2. Discriminating between solvent and plasticizing effects of water on peptide demidation in poly(vinyl pyrrolidone). J. Pharm. Sci. 88, 1081-1089. 

Polar plasticizers, effects on ionomer properties, 24 479 Polar solvents, 10 205, 207, 409... 

In many cases pigment-plasticizer pastes are also used for coloring PVC. Because of the mixing or embrittlement gap in the PVC-plasticizer system, which ranges from 5 to 18% for dioctyl phthalate for example, such pastes have little or no suitability for unplasticized PVC compounds. In this concentration range, which is specific for each plasticizer, no plasticizing effect is achieved, on the contrary the additive causes embrittlement of the PVC. 

Polyamide-imides are handicapped by the cost (justified by the performances), a high density, the small numbers of grades and sources. PAI can slowly absorb some water in a wet environment, which has a plasticizing effect and can lead to a significant linear expansion. 

In a subsequent communication, Elliott and coworkers found that uniaxially oriented membranes swollen with ethanol/water mixtures could relax back to an almost isotropic state. In contrast, morphological relaxation was not observed for membranes swollen in water alone. While this relaxation behavior was attributed to the plasticization effect of ethanol on the fluorocarbon matrix of Nafion, no evidence of interaction between ethanol and the fluorocarbon backbone is presented. In light of the previous thermal relaxation studies of Moore and co-workers, an alternative explanation for this solvent induced relaxation may be that ethanol is more effective than water in weakening the electrostatic interactions and mobilizing the side chain elements. Clearly, a more detailed analysis of this phenomenon involving a dynamic mechanical and/ or spectroscopic analysis is needed to gain a detailed molecular level understanding of this relaxation process. 

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