Description
Roger Brown is an internationally acknowledged expert on physical testing and quality assurance of polymers and has published more than 70 technical papers and several books on testing subjects. He was responsible for Rapra’s testing laboratories and services for 25 years and is editor of the journal Polymer Testing. He is active in many standards committees and is leader of the British delegation to ISO Technical Committee 45. Roger and his wife Yoland have opened their garden at Brownhill House for the National Garden Scheme for 33 years. They also enjoy driving their 4 kit cars. Section I: Before You Test 1 Introduction 2 General Considerations 3 Standards 4 Conditioning and Test Atmospheres Section II Processing and Preparation for Test 5 Processability 6 Preparation of Test Pieces 7 Mass, Density and Dimensions Section III Short Term Mechanical Properties 8 Stress and Strain Data 9 Hardness 10 Tension 11 Compression 12 Shear and Flexure 13 Tear Section IV Time Dependent Properties 14 Dynamic Stress and strain 15 Creep, Relaxation and Set Section V Physical Properties 16 Electrical Properties 17 Thermal Properties 18 Permeability Section VI Durability 19 Friction and Abrasion 20 Fatigue 21 Effect of temperature 22 Effect of Environment Section VII Interaction with Other Materials 23 Adhesion 24 Corrosion and Staining
