Scratch recovery is a desirable property of many polymer systems. The reason why some materials have demonstrated excellent scratch recovery while others do not has been a mystery. Explaining the scratch resistance based upon the hardness of a material or its crosslink density is incorrect.
In this thesis, novel polymers were tested in an attempt to discover materials that show excellent scratch recovery - one of the most important parameters in determining the wear of a material. Several hypotheses were developed in an attempt to give an accurate picture of how the chemical structure of a polymer affects its scratch recovery. The results show that high scratch recovery is a complex phenomenon not solely dependent upon the presence of electronegative atoms such as fluorine.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc3153 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Bujard, Bernard |
| Contributors | Gnade, Bruce, Brostow, Witold, 1934-, Reidy, Richard, Menard, Kevin P., Bouanani, Mohamed El |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Bujard, Bernard, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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