Thermodynamic Interactions, Mechanical Properties and Property Retention in Polymeric Wire Coatings,

Abstract

Optimizing the properties of polymer compounds used as wire and cable coatings remains a high priority objective. One approach to the desired optimization lies in understanding the influence of thermodynamic interactions among the components of a polymer coating on its properties, and then selecting materials with satisfactory miscibility ('compatibility'). This principle is generally recognized in the organic coatings field, but its embodiment is hampered by experimental difficulties encountered in the measurement of meaningful thermodynamic interaction parameters. The most widely used quantity, the solubility parameter, is an unsatisfactory compromise in too many cases. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADP000573

Entities

People

  • H. P. Schreiber
  • J. Checklund

Organizations

  • Polytechnic School of Montreal

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Phenomena
  • Coatings
  • Cooperation
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Miscibility
  • New Jersey
  • Optimization
  • Organic Coatings
  • Physicochemical Phenomena
  • Solubility

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Surface Coatings Technology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design