Ternary phase diagrams thickness

Much of what we need to know abont the thermodynamics of composites has been described in the previous sections. For example, if the composite matrix is composed of a metal, ceramic, or polymer, its phase stability behavior will be dictated by the free energy considerations of the preceding sections. Unary, binary, ternary, and even higher-order phase diagrams can be employed as appropriate to describe the phase behavior of both the reinforcement or matrix component of the composite system. At this level of discussion on composites, there is really only one topic that needs some further elaboration a thermodynamic description of the interphase. As we did back in Chapter 1, we will reserve the term interphase for a phase consisting of three-dimensional structure (e.g., with a characteristic thickness) and will use the term interface for a two-dimensional surface. Once this topic has been addressed, we will briefly describe how composite phase diagrams differ from those of the metal, ceramic, and polymer constituents that we have studied so far. 

Fig. 9. Phase diagrams of quasi-ternary systems containing two different molecular weight samples a PHIC-toluene with (Ni, N2) = (4.46,0.38) [73] b schizophyllan-water system with (Nt, N2) = (0.930, 0.0765) [75,76]. (O, A) experimental coexisting isotropic phase ( , , ) experimental coexisting anisotropic phase dashed segments, experimental tie lines the shadowed triangular region, the IAA triphasic region thick full curves, theoretical binodals thin full segments, theoretical tie lines...

Phase diagrams of ternary systems containing two semiflexible polymer components 1 and 2 can be calculated from thermodynamic functions given by Eqs. 26-28. The thick solid curves and thin solid segments in Fig. 9 are calculated binodals and tie lines, respectively [17]3. In the calculation, the diameter... 

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