| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/J32411/01 |
| Title: |
MOLECULAR BASIS OF CRAZING IN GLASSY POLYMERS : SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERISATION AND THEORY |
| Principal Investigator: |
McLeish, Professor T |
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Physics and Astronomy |
| Organisation: |
University of Leeds |
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Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
30 April 1994 |
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29 May 1997 |
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131,005
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| Materials Characterisation |
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The aim is to gain a fundamental understanding of polymer molecular characteristics on craze structure and craze dynamics in glassy polymers. The approach will be to: synthesise well tailored and characterised poly(methyl methacrylate)s; examine craze development in small-scale samples subjected to an imposed extensional stress by light scattering microscopic and scanning electron microscopy; interpret the results using mesoscopic theories of stress distribution and other methods.
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