Polymer materials : macroscopic propierties and molecular interpretations / Jean Louis Halary, Francoise Laupretre, Lucien Monnerie.

The four classes of polymer materials - The macromolecular chain in the amorphous bulk polymer: static and dynamic propierties - The glass transition - Secondary relaxations in amorphous polymers. - Entanglements in bulk un-cross-linked polymers - Semicrystalline polymers - Elastic and hyperelastic behaviors - Linear viscoelastic behavior - Analstic and viscoplastic behaviors - Damage and fracture of solid polymers - Mechanical properties of poly and some of its random copolymers - Mechanical propierties of bisphenol - A polycarbonate. - Mechanical porperties of epoxy resins - Polyethylene and ethylene-a-olefin copolymers - High-modulus thermoplastic polymers - Mechanical tests for studying impact behavior - High-impact polystyrene - Toughened poly - Toughened aliphatic polymides. -Toughened epoxy resins - Chemicall cross-linked elastomers - Reinforcement of elastomers by fillers - Thermoplastic elastomers.