Polymers at Cryogenic Temperatures

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kalia, Susheel. (Editor), Fu, Shao-Yun. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Polymers.; Chemical engineering.; Optical materials.; Polymer Sciences.; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Strongly Correlated Systems, Superconductivity.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.; Low Temperature Physics.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35335-2

Kalia and Fu's novel monograph covers cryogenic treatment, properties and applications of cryo-treated polymer materials. Written by numerous international experts, the twelve chapters in this book offer the reader a comprehensive picture of the latest findings and developments, as well as an o...

Table of Contents:

• From the Contents: Cryogenic Processing: State of the art, Advantages and Applications
• Cryogenic properties of polymer materials
• Friction & wear of polymer materials at cryogenic temperatures
• Mechanical behaviour of polymer composites at cryogenic temperatures
• Interlaminar Delamination Fracture and Fatigue of Woven Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Laminates at Cryogenic Temperatures
• The behaviour of polymer based dielectrics under cryogenic conditions
• Medical applications of poly(vinyl alcohol) cryogels.