Fluid Effects in Polymers and Polymeric Composites

By Y. Jack Weitsman

1. Introduction.- 2. Background to Polymers and Composites.- 3. Fluid Ingress Processes, Basic and Preliminaries.- 4. Fluid Sorption and Polymeric Material Data.-5. Diffusion Models.- 6. Hygrothermal Viscoelastic Response.- 7. Effects of Fluids on Strength, Deformation and Fatigue of Polymeric Composites.- 8. Sea Water Effects on Foam Cored Sandwich Structures.- 9. Special Issues.- 10.Summary and Conclusions.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461410584
• ISBN13: 9781461410584
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"