Dynamic mechanical analysis : a practical introduction

✍ Scribed by Menard, Kevin P

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 240
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) has left the domain of the rheologist and has become a prevalent tool in the analytical laboratory. However, information on the use of this important tool is still scattered among a range of books and articles. Novices in the field have to dig through thermal analysis, rheology, and materials texts just to find the basics.

Updated with new material, expanded practical explanations, and new applications, Dynamic Mechanical Analysis, Second Edition continues to give chemists, engineers, and materials scientists a starting point for applying DMA to their individual fields. It imparts a clear understanding of how DMA works, its advantages, and possible limitations. Additional topics include stress/strain, data handling, experimental technology, test methods, and data analysis.

One of the only references dedicated to DMA, this accessible and easy-to-read guide gathers the most pertinent information available on this important technique.

✦ Table of Contents

Content: An introduction to dynamic mechanical analysis --
Basic rheological concepts : stress, strain, and flow --
Rheology basics : creep-recovery and stress relaxation --
Thermomechanical analysis --
Dynamic testing and instrumentation --
Time and temperature scans part I : transitions in polymers --
Time and temperature scans part II : thermosets --
Frequency scans --
Unusual conditions and specialized tests --
DMA applications to real problems : guidelines.