Mechanical Behavior of Polymer-Based Materials
A topical collection in Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This collection belongs to the section "Polymer Analysis and Characterization".
Editor
Interests: additives; aerogels; composites; conductivity; extrusion; films; foaming; foams; foils; fracture; graphene; ignifugation; membranes; molding; nanocomposites; nanoparticles; oxides; permeability; polyfunctional materials; polymers; processing; properties; resistance; silicates; structure; supercritical fluid
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Topical Collection Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymer-based materials, which are a diverse group of materials that include plastics (brittle and ductile), elastomers, polymeric fibers, coatings, and adhesives, as well as polymer (nano)composites, have seen a considerable boost in recent years in both research and industrial worlds, given their combination of lightness, high thermal and electrical insulating properties, as well as versatile mechanical performance. In this sense, the mechanical behavior of these materials may be tailored according to their end-use field of application, by adjusting characteristics such as molecular structure and architecture or the possible degree of crystallinity, as well as by combining them with additives (plasticizers, lubricants, impact modifiers, etc.); the selection of the technology for processing them (from conventional such as extrusion or injection-molding to more advanced ones) and the processing conditions also play a key role in defining their final mechanical properties; short-, mid-, and long-term mechanical performance may also be significantly affected by external factors, such as use temperature (occasional or sustained over time), moisture and/or exposure to solvents/chemicals.
This Topical Collection, entitled "Mechanical Behavior of Polymer-Based Materials”, seeks high-quality works focusing on the following:
- Mechanical characterization of polymer-based materials for a wide range of application fields;
- Mechanical properties of polymer-based materials: low velocity and impact testing;
- Mechanical properties of polymer-based materials: creep behavior and fatigue performance;
- Mechanical properties of polymer-based materials: fracture behavior;
- Influence of molecular characteristics on the mechanical behavior of polymer-based materials;
- Influence of processing on the mechanical behavior of polymer-based materials;
- Influence of external factors on the short, mid and long-term mechanical behavior of polymer-based materials;
- Theoretical models for predicting the mechanical behavior of polymer-based materials.
Dr. Marcelo Antunes
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polymer-based materials
- polymer (nano)composites
- mechanical behavior
- impact testing
- creep
- fatigue
- fracture
- molecular characteristics
- processing
- external factors
- predictive theoretical models
