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P‐145: Polymer C‐Plate Retarders: History and Future
Author(s) -
Elman James F.,
Ishikawa Tomohiro,
Yacobucci Paul D.,
Massa Dennis J.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
sid symposium digest of technical papers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.351
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 2168-0159
pISSN - 0097-966X
DOI - 10.1889/1.2433621
Subject(s) - amorphous solid , polymer , retarder , work (physics) , materials science , class (philosophy) , polymer science , composite material , computer science , mechanical engineering , engineering , chemistry , crystallography , artificial intelligence
A brief review is given of the surprisingly long history of C plates made from polymeric materials. Previous work dating from the early 1900s is discussed. A new class of amorphous polymers is identified, and aspects of their structure, properties, and performance are shown.