ISSN:
0032-3888
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
The distribution of residual stresses in quenched modified poly(phenylene oxide) (PPO) specimens was investigated. Quenching was carried out from temperature level above Tg to various temperatures below Tg. As expected, compressive stresses were measured at the surface layers while tensile stresses were in the inner layers. The ratio between the tensile and compressive stresses varied, depending on the thermal history. The level of residual surface stresses was found to depend on both the total temperature difference during cooling and the initial specimen temperature. At constant initial temperature the surface stresses are proportional to the total temperature difference, whereas, at constant final temperature the surface stresses are inversely proportional to the total temperature difference. An empirical correlation describing the surface stresses as a function of thermal history has been suggested. The differences between present theories and experimental data are discussed. emphasizing the apparent discrepancy regarding the influence of initial temperature above Tg on the level of residual stresses.
Additional Material:
13 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pen.760220107
