Prediction of brittle-to-ductile transitions in polystyrene

In this study it is attempted to predict brittle-to-ductile transitions (BDTs) in polystyrene blends, induced either by an increase in temperature or by a decrease in inter-particle distance. A representative, two-dimensional volume element (RVE) of a polystyrene matrix with 20% circular voids, is deformed in tension. During deformation a hydrostatic-stress based craze-nucleation criterion [1] is evaluated. The simulations demonstrate that crazes initiate at low temperatures while a transition from crazing to shear yielding (BDT) is found around 75 °C. The numerical results correlate well with tensile tests on similar heterogeneous polystyrene. The presence of an absolute length, as experimentally found, is more difficult to explain. Near a free surface a T_g-depression is measured for polystyrene and also the resistance to indentation in polystyrene is lower than expected from bulk properties. Both observations are rationalised by an enhanced segmental mobility of chains near a free surface. As a consequence of these findings, an absolute length-scale could be incorporated in the numerical simulations. For simplicity, the length-scale is modelled by taking a temperature gradient over a thin layer near the internal free surfaces of the RVE. Deformation of the RVE with different absolute length-scales shows that indeed also the experimentally found brittle-to-ductile transition can be predicted if the ligament thickness between the inclusions (‘voids’) in polystyrene is below a critical value of ca. 15 nm.     

Solution intercalation of polystyrene and the comparison with poly(ethyl methacrylate)

Polystyrene nanocomposites have been prepared via solution intercalation method. Combination of wide-angle X-ray diffraction and thermogravimetric analysis is used to study the effect of solvents on the morphology of the nanocomposites as a function of the amount of residual solvent. d-Spacing of the polystyrene nanocomposites has a minimum value when the residual solvent concentration is between 2 and 4 wt%. Different interaction level between the solvent molecules and polymer chains is considered to be the reason for this special d-spacing change behavior. By comparing the solution intercalation of polystyrene and poly(ethyl methacrylate) from different solvents, it is concluded that the interactions between polymer-surfactant, solvent-surfactant, and polymer-solvent play important role for the solution intercalation of polymers.     

Diffusional behavior of multi-arm star polymers by H pulsed field gradient spin-echo NMR method

The diffusional behavior of multi-arm star-shaped p(tBMA) was investigated in a concentration range from dilute to semidilute region with ¹H pulsed field gradient spin-echo NMR (PFGSE-NMR). An 142-arm star-shaped p(tBMA) showed two diffusional mode, which reflected the coexistence of liquid ordering phase and liquid phase near the ordering transition. On the other hand, for star-shaped p(tBMA) with 55 arms showed a single diffusional relaxation in all concentration ranges during observation time. In the semidilute region, the relationship between the diffusion coefficient against the polymer concentration was affected strongly not only the arm number but also liquid ordering structure.     

一种新型的转炉炉底车

本文介绍了一种作业效率高、省时省力新型的转炉炉底车，其特点是转盘转动灵活，炉底车上项盘径向任意方向均能平稳倾斜一定角度，以保证炉底圆周所受项力均匀可靠，满足炉底安装要求。     

Low Electrical Percolation Threshold of Silver and Copper Nanowires in Polystyrene Composites

Silver and copper nanowires have been synthesized using a scalable method of AC electrodeposition into porous aluminum oxide templates, which produces gram quantities of metal nanowires ca. 25 nm in diameter and up to 5 and 10 μm in length for Ag and Cu, respectively. The nanowires have been used to prepare polystyrene nanocomposites by solution processing. Electrical resistivity measurements performed on polymer nanocomposites containing different volume fractions of metal indicate that low percolation thresholds of nanowires are attained between compositions of 0.25 and 0.75 vol %.     

球头碗球面加工组合机床设计

根据球面形成原理,利用铣刀和工件的两个圆运动,合成球头碗的不完整内球面。采用组合机床,结构简单,调整、维护方便,主轴弹性卡头便于工件装卸。对零件尺寸、形状和位置误差进行了分析。通过对铣刀和主轴电机的变频调速,找出最佳切削参数,实现了内球面的高效率高精度加工。     

Studies of the positron lifetime and Doppler-broadened annihilation radiation of polypropylene-polystyrene alloys

Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy and Doppler-broadened annihilation radiation (DBAR) experiments were performed on polypropylene-polystyrene (PP-PS) alloys (0-100% styrene) prepared by in situ polymerisation of styrene in a PP host matrix. The mean size of free-volume holes estimated from the ortho-positronium lifetime τ₃ shows a continuous decrease from 0.119 nm³ in PP to 0.095 nm³ in PS. The intensity of the o-Ps component, I₃, the average positron lifetime τ_av, the curve-shape parameter S and the peak height H of the DBAR spectra increase linearly with the styrene concentration. This is attributed to a linear superposition of the Ps yields of PP and PS in the PP-PS alloys. The DBAR spectra were fitted by a sum of three Gaussians, the narrowest of them is attributed to self-annihilation of para-positronium confined within holes. After its subtraction, a ‘broad component’ is obtained which represents the momentum distribution of electrons bound to molecules. Its normalised peak height does not show any change with the composition which reflects the fact that both constituents of the PP-PS alloys contain only hydrogen and carbon atoms in their chemical units. Immersing of PP into styrene liquid leads to a very pronounced increases in the lifetime parameters which is attributed to the plasticisation of PP.     

不锈钢网架(壳)技术及其应用

本文总结了多年来不锈钢网架的研究成果 ,并介绍了部分不锈钢网架的工程应用