Rapid internal bubble formation in a microwave heated polymer observed in real-time by X-ray scattering

J. B.A. Mitchell, E. Jerby, Y. Shamir, Y. Meir, J. L. Le Garrec, M. Sztucki

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Abstract

A combined study of small-angle and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS/WAXS) of the melting of a nylon-6 sample by localized microwave radiation has shown that this method can reveal the presence of bubbles forming and disappearing rapidly in real time in the interior of the sample due to its thermal decomposition.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1788-1792
Number of pages5
JournalPolymer Degradation and Stability
Volume96
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2011

Keywords

  • Bubble formation
  • Melting
  • Polymer melting
  • SAXS
  • WAXS

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Materials Chemistry

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