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Polymer Testing 13 (1994) 481-483 © 1994 Elsevier Science Limited Printed in Malta. All rights reserved ELSEVIER CONTENTS OF VOLUME 13 Number 1 Editorial Testing of Weathered Poly(vinyl Chloride) . . A. G. ANDREOPOULOS, A. PAPPA & N. TZAMTZIS (Greece) Filler-Content Determination of Wood-Based Composites by Thermogravimetric WERNNSU ss. okt enre cs, fo) SE yt Ke eee OG et te Aolh aer ee eam og M. Y. AHMAD FUAD, M. J. ZAINI, M. JAMALUDIN & R. RIDZUAN (Malaysia) Characterization of EPDM Rubber Modified with Maleic _— _— a Diffuse Reflectance FTIR (DRIFT) .. . : F. M. B. COUTINHO & M. I. P. FERREIRA (Brazil) Diffusion of a Chemical Through the Liquid Located in a ve ee and Experiments . . : A. BENGHALEM & J.M . VERGNAUD (France) Effect of Matrix Crystallinity on the Buckling Failure of a PPS Thermoplastic Composite Ca<= Ser te F. Y. C. BOEY & T. H. LEE (Singapore) Numerical and Experimental Analysis of the Compact Tension Test for a Group of Modified oe Resins M.M AIER, V. ALTSTADT, D. VINCKIER & K. THOMA (Germany) On Characterizing the Fibre Structure by Interferometric Methods M. A. MABROUK (Egypt) Acoustic Impedance and Absorption Coefficient Measurements of Porous Materials used in the Automotive Industry P. F. SOTO, M. HERRAEZ, A. GONZALEZ & J. A. DE SAJA (Spain) Letter to the Editor Announcements Book Reviews Number 2 Editorial Plasticization in Poly (methyl methacrylate) and Poly ncanonieée Blends Detected by Microhardness Measurements . . R. BAJPAI, P. AGRAWAL & S. C. DATT (India) 481 482 Contents of Volume 13 Microhardness Testing to Detect Radiation-Induced Crosslinking in Polystyrene:Poly (methyl methacrylate) Polyblends R. KATARE, R. BAJPAI & S. C. DATT (India) Comparison of Dynamic Mechanical Measurements and T, Determinations with Two Different Instruments , ‘ R. HAGEN, L. SALMEN, 'H. LAVEBRATT & B. STENBERG (Sweden) Precision of the Results of Standard Elastomer-Ageing Tests R. CLAMROTH, K. TOBISCH, H. BARCZEWSKI & K. WUNDRICH , (Germany) A New Method of Flow Visualisation for Rubber Mixing S. N. GHAFOURI & P. K. FREAKLEY (UK) New Method for Thermoelectrooxidation Investigations of Electroconductive Polymer Compositions . . V.E.GUL &I.P., RYJENKOVA (Russia) A New Technique to Determine the nna Modulus in Accordance with ISO 6721 3 ER Ut Me Cot care ee "M. SCHULTHES (Germany) Number 3 Editorial Effect of Thermal Pretreatment on the Microhardness of Glass-Fibre Reinforced- Polymer (GFRP) V. DUBEY, R. BAJPAI & S. C. DATT (India) Tensile Properties of Blends of Polyamide 6 with Poly(Propylene Ox:de) D. A. COSTA & C. M. F. OLIVEIRA (Brazil) Surface Characterization of Photodegraded Poly(vinyl Chloride) by ESCA V. K. KAUSHIK, P. V.C. RAO & I. S. BHARDWASJ (India) A Machine for the Biaxial Stretching of Polymers D. J. HITT & M. GILBERT (UK) Improving Precision of Rubber Test Methods: Part 2 — Ageing G. SPETZ (Sweden) Correlation Between Dynamic Mechanical Properties and State of Cure for Bulk Moulding Compounds S. TADLAOUI, R. GRANGER & J. M. VERGNAUD (France) _ Announcement Number 4 Editorial Complexation of Poly(Methyl sities -g- Ethylene i€ nes with Potassium Picrate by the Extraction Technique ; N. B. SANCHES & C. M. F. OLIVEIRA ((EB razil) Accelerated Aging and Life Time Prediction Analysis of Polymer Composites: a New Approach for a Realistic Prediction Using Cumulative Damage Theory C. S. SHAH, M. J. PATNI & M. V. PANDYA (India) Contents of Volume 13 Measurement of Residual Stresses in Injection Moulded Thermoplastics M. AKAY & S. OZDEN (UK) Characterization of Carbon Fibre Surfaces Using Electron antaeed for Chemical Analysis Ae fe: VK. KAUSHIK «& A. BHARDWAJ (India) Controlled Degradation of Polypropylene in Solution by Organic Peroxides F. M. B. COUTINHO & T. H. S. COSTA (Brazil) An Abrasion Tester and Test Method for Transmission Fabrics R. W. BUCKLEY (UK) Small Depth Indentation of Plastic Materials . . H. BENABDALLAH & J.-P. CHALIFOUX (Canada) Number 5 Editorial Solution Properties of Polyurethane . . R. JANARDHAN, K. RAMAMURTHY & J. S. ANAND (India) High-Rate J-Testing of Toughened Polypropylene F. MARTINATTI & T. RICCO (Italy) Study of Interactions of Different Rubber Blends by Infrared sis edna: Using LDPE as Matrix Material for Sample Preparation S. ROY & P. P. DE (India) Radiation Induced Effects on the Microhardness Measurements of Poly(methyl er Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Polyblends V. MISHRA, R. BAJPAI & S. C. DATT (India) Influence of Microtomy on Measurements of Orientation L. LUNDBERG, Y. SJONELL, B. STENBERG, B. TERSELIUS && J.F . JANSSON (Sweden) Visualisation of the Phase Structure of Selected Polycarbonate Blends Using Various Preparation Techniques J. HROMADKOVA,F . LEDNICKY & J. KOLARIK (Czech Republic) _ Announcements