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Matériaux & Techniques
Volume 88, Number 7-8, 2000
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Page(s) | 21 - 28 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/mattech/200088070021 | |
Published online | 11 April 2017 |
Physical, chemical and mechanical aspects of the durability of (semicrystalline) thermoplastics
Aspects physiques, chimiques et mécaniques de la durabilité des thermoplastes
Laboratoire de Polymères, Département des Matériaux
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Suisse.
The term durability designates the capacity of a material to withstand for extended periods of time (aggressive) environmental action. Depending on the intended use of a material, durability can be expressed in terms of time to failure, creep deformation or residual strength or discoloration. In all cases it is highly desirable to know the mechanisms involved in ageing and their kinetics. In this presentation we discuss the mechanical behaviour of stabilised and aged polypropylene. Using different methods of characterisation we try to identify the physical mechanisms occurring during ageing (chain scission, recristallisation).
Résumé
Un matériau durable est un matériau qui peut fiablement servir longtemps. Cette définition implique les notions de temps, d’endommagement et de résistance contre les agressions environnementales. Dans cette présentation, nous discutons du comportement mécanique du polypropylène stabilisé et vieilli. En utilisant diverses méthodes de caractérisation complémentaires, nous essayons d’élucider les mécanismes chimiques et physiques intervenant lors du vieillissement (scission des chaînes, recristallisation).
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