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EPSRC Reference: GR/J32411/01
Title: MOLECULAR BASIS OF CRAZING IN GLASSY POLYMERS : SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERISATION AND THEORY
Principal Investigator: McLeish, Professor T
Other Investigators:
Johnson, Professor AF Duckett, Dr RA
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Department: Physics and Astronomy
Organisation: University of Leeds
Scheme: Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts: 30 April 1994 Ends: 29 May 1997 Value (£): 131,005
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Materials Characterisation
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The aim is to gain a fundamental understanding of polymer molecular characteristics on craze structure and craze dynamics in glassy polymers. The approach will be to: synthesise well tailored and characterised poly(methyl methacrylate)s; examine craze development in small-scale samples subjected to an imposed extensional stress by light scattering microscopic and scanning electron microscopy; interpret the results using mesoscopic theories of stress distribution and other methods.
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