Application of vibrational spectroscopy for the analysis of polymer composites |
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Authors: | Liliane Bokobza |
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Affiliation: | Laboratoire PCSM, E.S.P.C.I., 10 rue Vauquelin, 75231 Paris Cedex, France |
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Abstract: | Various examples of filled elastomeric networks will illustrate the potential of Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy for a better understanding of the properties of elastomeric composite materials which are two-phase materials. The addition of an inorganic component to polymers leads to improvements in various physical and mechanical properties. These improvements are the result of a complex interplay between the properties of the individual constituent phases : the polymer, the filler and the interfacial region. Infrared spectroscopy has been used to characterize the interface in the isotropic state and also under uniaxial extension. |
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Keywords: | composites elastomers infrared spectroscopy orientation reinforcement |
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