Thermal Expansion of Polymers : Fundamentals, Measurement and Technologies

Ono, Michio

Wiley-VCH（2026/08発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版
• 商品コード 9783527355235

Description

Control polymer thermal expansion from fundamental principles to reduction technologies

Dimensional instability caused by thermal expansion remains a persistent challenge in polymer applications across automotive, packaging, and electronics industries. Thermal Expansion of Polymers: Fundamentals, Measurement, and Technologies provides a systematic treatment of the underlying mechanisms, measurement techniques, and advanced reduction methods. Written by Michio Ono, who brings more than 30 years of dedicated polymer research, this reference connects theory directly to implementable solutions.

The book details both established and emerging measurement approaches, including positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy and synchrotron radiation techniques for characterizing thermal expansion behavior. Coverage spans the molecular-level mechanisms driving expansion in polymers, standardized testing methods, and reduction technologies applicable to industrial processing. Practical examples illustrate how these methods address dimensional control problems in real manufacturing environments.

Readers will also find:

• Fundamental principles governing thermal expansion behavior across different polymer types, including detailed treatment of polyolefin systems
• Emerging measurement technologies such as positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy and synchrotron radiation applied to polymer characterization
• Reduction strategies for controlling dimensional change in automotive, packaging, and electronics polymer components
• Molecular-level explanations linking polymer structure and morphology to observed coefficients of thermal expansion
• Practical examples demonstrating direct industrial implementation of thermal expansion control methods in manufacturing processes

Polymer chemists, chemical engineers, materials scientists, and process engineers working on dimensional stability challenges will find this reference directly applicable to their work. Research institutes focused on polymer characterization and thermal analysis will benefit from its systematic coverage of both established and emerging measurement and reduction methodologies.

Preface vii

1 Fundamentals of Polymer 1
1.1 What Is Polymer? 1
1.1.1 What Molecular Weight Should a Substance Be Defined as "Polymer"? 1
1.1.2 Primary, Secondary, and Higher-ordered Structures 4
1.1.3 Secondary Structure 5
1.1.4 Higher-order Structure 7
1.2 Polymer ABC, Alloy, Blend, and Composite 13
1.2.1 Interfaces in Polymer Alloy and Blend 14
1.2.2 Phase Diagram and Flory-Huggins Theory 18
1.2.3 Polymer Composite 23

2 Fundamentals of Thermal Expansion 31
2.1 Definition of Thermal Expansion 31
2.2 Mechanism of Thermal Expansion of Material in a Solid, Liquid, and Gas State 38
2.2.1 Solid, Especially Crystal Lattice 38
2.2.2 Liquid 41
2.2.3 Gas 47
2.3 Mechanism of Thermal Expansion of Polymers 48
2.3.1 Free Volume of Polymer 49
2.3.2 Thermal Expansion of Crystal Lattice in Crystalline Polymers 59
2.4 Phenomenon That Occurs When Two Materials with Different Thermal Expansions Are Combined 77
2.4.1 Phase Diagram of Polymer Blend with Which Two Polymers Have Different Thermal Expansions 77
2.4.2 Thermal Stress Generated in a Structure Made of Two Different Materials with Different Thermal Expansion Coefficients 80

3 Thermal Expansion Theory of Crystal Axis in Crystal Lattice of Crystalline Polymers 89
3.1 Linear Chain Model 89
3.1.1 Modeling 89
3.2 Self-consistent Harmonic Model 98
3.2.1 Modeling 99
3.2.2 Comparison of the Model with Experimental Data 102
3.3 Spring-in-medium Model 103
3.3.1 Preparation for Construction of Thermal Expansion Model 104
3.3.2 Comparison of the Model with Experimental Data 107
3.4 Comparison with Experimental Data 110

4 Measurement of Thermal Expansion 115
4.1 Measurement of Bulk CVTE 115
4.1.1 Volume Dilatometry 115
4.1.2 PVT Behavior Measurement 118
4.2 Measurement of Bulk Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion (CLTE) by TMA 128
4.2.1 Expansion/Compression Mode 129
4.2.2 Tension Mode 130
4.2.3 Penetration Mode 131
4.3 Emerging Technologies of Evaluation of Thermal Expansion 136
4.3.1 PALS for Evaluation of Temperature Dependence of Free Volume 136
4.3.2 Temperature-variable X-ray Scattering Using Synchrotron Radiation for Linear Thermal Expansion in Amorphous and Crystalline Phase 144
4.3.3 Laser Interferometry 153
4.3.4 Digital Image Correlation Method 155
4.3.5 Temperature-variable AFM 160

5 Composite Theory of Thermal Expansion 169
5.1 General Review of Theories of Thermal Expansion of Polymer Composites 169
5.1.1 Rule-of-Mixtures 170
5.1.2 Thermal Expansion of Spherical Particle Reinforced Composites 171
5.1.3 Thermal Expansion of Cylindrical-shaped Inclusion or Fiber-reinforced Composites 175
5.2 Thermal Expansion Theory by Schapery 180
5.2.1 Thermoelastic Energy Principles 182
5.2.2 Volume Thermal Expansion Coefficient 185
5.2.3 Linear Thermal Expansion Coefficient 190
5.3 Wang-Kwei Model for Polymer Composites Containing Spherical Inclusions 195
5.4 Spherical Shell Model for Polymer Blends with Layered Shells by Manabe and Takayanagi 200
5.5 Chow Model for the Linear and Volume Thermal Expansion Coefficients of the Polymer Composite with Ellipsoidal Inclusions 205
5.6 Mori-Tanaka Theory to Accommodate Polymer Composites with Versatile Shapes of Fillers 208
5.6.1 Introduction of Eshelby Equivalent Inclusion Method and Eshelby's Tensor as a Basic Theory 209
5.6.2 Mori-Tanaka Mean Field Theory 215
5.6.3 Self-consistent Model 223

6 Reduction Technologies of Thermal Expansion 227
6.1 Reduction of Thermal Expansion by Fillers 227
6.1.1 General Consideration of Reduction of Thermal Expansion by Fillers 228
6.1.2 Reduction of Thermal Expansion Using Nano-fillers 230
6.1.3 Reduction of Thermal Expansion of Compo

Michio Ono is a manager at Aluminium Company of Malaysia and representative of MONO Polymer Research. He obtained his academic degrees from Institute of Science Tokyo in 2007 and has dedicated more than 30 years to research and development on reduction of thermal expansion of polymers, with particular focus on polyolefins across chemical industry applications.