Kalia and Fu's novel monograph covers cryogenic treatment, properties and applications of cryo-treated polymer materials. Written by numerous international experts, the twelve chapters in this book offer the reader a comprehensive picture of the latest findings and developments, as well as an outlook on the field. Cryogenic technology has seen remarkable progress in the past few years and especially cryogenic properties of polymers are attracting attention through new breakthroughs in space, superconducting, magnetic and electronic techniques. This book is a valuable resource for researchers, educators, engineers and graduate students in the field and at technical institutions.
Written by international experts, this book covers cryogenic treatment, properties and applications of cryo-treated polymer materials. Surveys new breakthroughs in space, superconducting, magnetics and electronics, and offers an outlook on progress to come.
Cryogenic Processing: State of the art, Advantages and Applications.- Cryogenic properties of polymer materials.- Friction & wear of polymer materials at cryogenic temperatures.- Mechanical behaviour of polymer composites at cryogenic temperatures.- Interlaminar Delamination Fracture and Fatigue of Woven Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Laminates at Cryogenic Temperatures.- The behaviour of polymer based dielectrics under cryogenic conditions: Horatio Rodrigo.- Medical applications of poly(vinyl alcohol) cryogels.- Dielectric properties of polymers at low temperatures.- Influence of Cryogenic Treatment on Mechanical Behaviour of Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic Com-posite Laminate.- Polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams in exter-nal tank cryogenic insulation.- Cryogenic treatment of materials: cutting tools and polymers.- Current and potential applications of cryogenic treated polymers.
Dr. Susheel Kalia is Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Bahra University, Soll#$
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