Sintering of core–shell Ag/glass nanoparticles: metal percolation at the glass transition temperature yields metal/glass/ceramic composites

Poly(n-butyl acrylate) grafted silica nanoparticles were compounded with poly(methyl methacrylate) to yield silica/polymer composites with the improved dispersion of silica and interfacial adhesion with the matrix, thus showing increases in storage modulus and glass transition temperature.

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Physical Interpretation Of Creep and Strain Recovery of a Glass Ceramic Near Glass Transition Temperature

Mechanics of Creep Brittle Materials 1 ◽

10.1007/978-94-009-1117-8_11 ◽

1989 ◽

pp. 141-151

Author(s):

Christian Mai ◽

Hamid Satha ◽

Serge Etienne ◽

Joseph Perez

Keyword(s):

Glass Transition ◽

Transition Temperature ◽

Glass Transition Temperature ◽

Physical Interpretation ◽

Glass Ceramic ◽

Strain Recovery

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Glass Transition Temperature and Microhardness of Compatible and Incompatible Elastomer/Plastomer Blends

Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences ◽

10.3329/jbas.v33i1.2946 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 33 (1) ◽

pp. 15-24 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

MF Mina ◽

GH Michler ◽

FJ Balta Calleja

Keyword(s):

Differential Scanning Calorimetry ◽

Glass Transition ◽

Transition Temperature ◽

Glass Transition Temperature ◽

Natural Rubber ◽

Methyl Methacrylate ◽

Core Shell ◽

Scanning Calorimetry ◽

Rubber Toughened ◽

Shell Particles

Glass transition temperature (Tg) of core-shell particles-toughened poly(methyl- methacrylate) (CSPTPMMA) and natural rubber-toughened PMMA (NRTPMMA), which are basically the PMMA/elastomer blends with different concentrations of elastomer heterogeneously distributed in the samples, was investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and microindentation technique (MT). Microhardness (H) of the samples was measured using MT. Core-shell particles (CSP) with a rubbery shell and natural rubber (NR) were used as reinforcing materials for the production of compatible and incompatible blends, respectively. Results reveal a good correlation of the glass transition temperature (Tg) obtained from DSC and DMA, and that deduced from MT. The H-value of each sample is compared with its Tg-value. Increase of Tg with the increase of H, which is a general behavior of polymers, is not maintained in the both blends investigated. Contrary to expectation, H is shown to decrease with increasing glass transition temperature in case of CSP-toughened compatible blends while it decreases with the decrease of Tg-value only in case of NR-modified incompatible blends for lower NR concentration (<1 wt%) and does not depend on Tg for rubber content higher than 1 wt%. Keywords: Glass transition temperature, microhardness, rubber-toughened poly(methyl -methacrylate), core-shell particle, differential scanning calorimetry DOI: 10.3329/jbas.v33i1.2946 Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, Vol. 33, No. 1, 15-24, 2009

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Oxynitride Glasses and Glass Ceramics

MRS Proceedings ◽

10.1557/proc-287-93 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 287 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Stuart Hampshire

Keyword(s):

Glass Transition ◽

High Temperature ◽

Transition Temperature ◽

Glass Transition Temperature ◽

Silicon Nitride ◽

Grain Boundaries ◽

Glass Ceramic ◽

Glass Ceramics ◽

Heat Treatments ◽

Oxynitride Glass

Silicon nitride based ceramics contain oxynitride glass phases at the grain boundaries which can impair subsequent high temperature properties. Investigations of bulk glasses in various M-Si-Al-O-N systems have been carried out and it has been shown that up to 15 atomic % N can be incorporated into these oxynitride glasses. Studies have revealed that nitrogen increases the viscosity, hardness and glass transition temperature of the glasses. Heat treatments of the glasses to form crystalline phases have been reported but further improvements are possible if glass-ceramic processes using two-stage heat treatments are introduced. The development of oxynitride glasses and the effects of nitrogen on properties are reviewed and the optimisation of glass-ceramic heat-treatments are reported.

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