Introduction to Nanocomposite Materials presents the basics of nanocomposite materials in the context of composite materials in general.

The goal of Introduction to Nanocomposite Materials is to help the reader understand nanocomposites in an integrated way, informed by the foundational concepts of materials science.

Numerous formulas illustrate nanocomposite performance, processing, and evaluation. Introduction to Nanocomposite Materials

Contents

1. Nanocomposites Past and Future

• What is a Nanocomposite?
• Nanocomposites Past
• Myths
• Nanocomposites Present
• Nomenclature
• Organization of the Text

Composite Materials

2. Introduction to Solids

• Atomic and Molecular Solids
• The Role of Statistics in Materials
• Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Structure
• Transitions
• Effect of Scale

3. Properties

• Physics of the Modulus
• Continuum Measurements
• Yield
• Fracture
• Rubbery Elasticity and Viscoelasticity
• Composites and Nanocomposites
• Surface Mechanical Properties
• Diffusion and Permeability

4. Features of Nanocomposites

• Nanoreinforcements
• Matrix Materials
• Hazards of Particles

Nanocomposites Processing

5. Viscosity

• Types of Flow
• Viscosity
• Experimental Viscosity
• Non-Newtonian Flow

6. Low-Viscosity Processing

• Solvent Processing
• Particle Behavior
• In Situ Polymerization
• Post-Forming
• Hazards of Solvent Processing

7. Melt, High-Shear, and Direct Processing

• Melting and Softening
• Melt Processes with Small Shears of Low-Shear Shear-Rates
• Flow
• Melt Processes with Large Deformations or High-Shear Rates
• Thermo-Kinetic Processes

Nanocomposites Characterization Science and Technology

8. Introduction to Characterization

• Experiment Design
• Sample Preparation
• Imaging

9. Structure Characterization

• Scales in Nanocomposites
• Texture
• Electromagnetic Energy
• Visualization
• Physiochemical Analysis

10. Characterization of Physical Properties

• Indentification
• Mechanical
• Surface Mechanical
• Exposure
• Barrier Properties
• Recipes and Standards

Index

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