Relaxation behavior and modulus of aluminum supported polymer layers by nanoindentation

S. K. Ahuja, R. B. McGriff, Karl Yoder, D. Crowson, K. T. Dinh, T. J. Waldnig, W. W. Gerberich, M. Scharfe

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Abstract

Nanoindentation is an invaluable technique for the determination of surface modulus, hardness and viscoelastic properties of polymer films. Using the nanoindentation technique, the material functions of the three polymer films differing in relaxation behavior are reported and contrasted to their bulk behavior in terms of morphological differences. It is shown that tan delta of polyvinyl butyral is greater and its elastic modulus is lower than either polyester or polycarbonate consistent with its lower glass transition temperature.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Number of pages1
JournalAmerican Chemical Society, Polymer Preprints, Division of Polymer Chemistry
Volume39
Issue number2
StatePublished - Aug 1 1998
EventProceedings of the 1997 Boston Meeting - Boston, MA, USA
Duration: Aug 23 1998Aug 27 1998

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