ISSN:
1573-4803
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract Measurement of the microhardness (H) and X-ray investigation of melt-crystallized random copolymers of vinylidene fluoride with trifluorethylene containing 60 to 80 mol% VF2 were carried out as a function of temperature. The results show that (i) at a given temperatureH rapidly increases with VF2 content; (ii) the Curie transition was found to involve an inflection point in the exponential temperature dependence of hardness; and (iii) at the Curie temperature (T c) the ferroelectric crystals undergo reversibly a solid-state transformation, followed by the microhardness, to a non-polar (paraelectric) state showing a faster hardness decrease with increasing temperature aboveT c. Changes inH with VF2 content and temperature are discussed in the light of the lattice spacings of the ferro- and paraelectric phases and crystallinity values. The application of a relationship to account for correlations between mechanical properties and microstructure is considered.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01117926
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