Building Frequency Temperature Superposition Master Curves
Introduction High Frequency Needs Nowadays, a lot of materials are submitted to repetitive mechanical force or solicitation. For example: some joint polymer part …
Effect of Relative Humidity on Chitosan Polymer
Introduction Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) is a well-established technique for characterizing the viscoelastic (mechanical) properties of materials and is increasingly used in biomedical …
Effect of Frequency on Viscoelastic Properties of Materials
Introduction To understand the viscoelastic behavior of a material, Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) is one of the most useful characterization techniques. It helps …
Effect of Aging on Mechanical Properties of Polymers
Introduction During polymer manufacturing, molecules often do not have sufficient time to move into the positions or conformations that correspond to the processing …
Creep and Time–Temperature Superposition (TTS)
Introduction Creep is one of the most fundamental and dominant analytical tools used to study material behavior. These measurements help characterize the response …