Abstract:
The present invention provides deterioration analysis method which allows a detailed analysis of deterioration, especially deterioration of surface conditions, of a polymer material. The present invention relates to a deterioration analysis method, including irradiating a polymer material with high intensity X-rays, and measuring X-ray absorption while varying the energy of the X-rays, to analyze deterioration of the polymer.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method of deterioration analysis that enables detailed analysis of the deterioration, especially of the surface, of a polymer material containing at least two diene polymers. The present invention relates to a method of deterioration analysis including: irradiating a polymer material containing at least two diene polymers with high intensity x-rays; and measuring x-ray absorption while varying the energy of the x-rays, to analyze the deterioration of each diene polymer.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a deterioration analysis method capable of analyzing in detail deterioration of a polymer material, and in particular deterioration in the surface condition of a polymer material with low conductivity. The present invention relates to a deterioration analysis method including irradiating a polymer material with a metal coating having a thickness of 100 Å or less formed thereon, with high intensity X-rays, and measuring X-ray absorption while varying the energy of the X-rays, to analyze deterioration of the polymer.
Abstract:
The present invention provides deterioration analysis method which allows a detailed analysis of deterioration, especially deterioration of surface conditions, of a polymer material. The present invention relates to a deterioration analysis method, including irradiating a polymer material with high intensity X-rays, and measuring X-ray absorption while varying the energy of the X-rays, to analyze deterioration of the polymer.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for estimating breaking energy of a rubber material, in particular breaking energy of a surface of a rubber material. The present invention also provides to a rubber composition excellent in crack resistance. The present invention relates to a method for estimating breaking energy of a rubber material, including determining a carbon-carbon double bond content in the rubber material.
Abstract:
Provided is a method for estimating abrasion resistance and fracture resistance by highly accurately analyzing aggregation (dispersion) of sulfur-based materials in polymer composite materials. The present invention relates to a method for estimating abrasion resistance and fracture resistance, the method including: irradiating a polymer composite material containing at least one sulfur-based material selected from the group consisting of sulfur and sulfur compounds with high intensity X-rays; measuring X-ray absorption of a measurement region of the polymer composite material while varying the energy of the X-rays; calculating areas of spots having a high sulfur concentration equal to or greater than a predetermined level in a two-dimensional mapping image of sulfur concentration of the measurement region; and estimating abrasion resistance and fracture resistance based on the areas.
Abstract:
Provided is an evaluation method that provides detailed information on the crosslink densities in sulfur-containing polymer composite materials. The present invention relates to a method of measuring crosslink densities in a sulfur-containing polymer composite material, the method including: a measurement step of irradiating the sulfur-containing polymer composite material with high intensity X-rays and measuring an X-ray absorption spectrum of the composite material while varying the energy of the X-rays; a visualization step of determining the three-dimensional structure of sulfur atoms in the sulfur-containing polymer composite material by the reverse Monte Carlo method from the X-ray absorption spectrum; and a calculation step of calculating, from the three-dimensional structure of sulfur atoms, a crosslink density for each number of sulfur atoms bonded.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method of deterioration analysis that enables detailed analysis of the deterioration, especially of the surface, of a polymer material containing at least two diene polymers. The present invention relates to a method of deterioration analysis including: irradiating a polymer material containing at least two diene polymers with high intensity x-rays; and measuring x-ray absorption while varying the energy of the x-rays, to analyze the deterioration of each diene polymer.