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Polymer Testing 15 (1996) 595-598 © 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd Printed in Great Britain. All rights reserved ELSEVIER CONTENTS OF VOLUME 15 Number 1 1 Editorial 3 Opto-thermal Properties of Fibres 1. Effect of Annealing on the Optical Parameters of Nylon 6 Fibres |. M. FOUDA, E. A. SEISA & K. A. EL-FARAHATY (Egypt) Studies of Dynamic Adhesion Between Steel Cord and Rubber Using a New Testing Method A. K. CHANDRA, R. MUKHOPADHYAY & A. K. BHOWMICK (India) Opto-mechanical Properties of Fibres, 6. Structural Characteristics and Optical Properties of PE Fibres A. A. HAMZA, |. M. FOUDA, M. A. KABEEL & H. M. SHABANA (Egypt) Some Properties of Polymer Blends Based on EPDM/PP A.L.N. DA SILVA & F. M. B. COUTINHO (Brazil) Compatibility of iPP/HOCP Binary Blends by OM, DSC, DMTA and 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance L. C. MENDES, M. |. B. TAVARES & E. B. MANO (Brazil) Irradiation Effects on Ethylene-Propylene Elastomers in an Aqueous Environment T. ZAHARESCU (Romania) Investigating the Degradation of Thermoplastics by Thermogravimetry-Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (TG-FTIR) P. MOULINE, R. M. PAROLI, Z. Y. WANG, A. H. DELGADO, A. LE GUEN, Y. QI & J.-P. GAO (Canada) NMR Study of CNSL/EVA Blends Compatibility M. A. MARTINS, C. G. MOTHE & M. |. B. TAVARES (Brazil) Book Review Number 2 101 Editorial 103 Some Properties of Films Cast from Polyurethane Aqueous Dispersions of Polyether-based Anionomer Extended with Hydrazine F. M. B. COUTINHO & M. C. DELPECH (Brazil) Long Term Natural Ageing of Silicone Elastomers D. OLDFIELD & T. SYMES (Australia) 595 Contents of Volume 15 A Proposed Model for the Periodic Behaviour Observed in the Fast Fracture Failures seen in Routine and Full Scale Tests on Plastic Pipes C. LAWRENCE (UK) Influence of Gamma Irradiation on the Electrical Conductivity of FEF/SBR Loaded with Different Concentrations of Sulphur A. ELWY, G. M. NASR, S. S. HAMZA & S. S. IBRAHIM (Egypt) Dynamic Optomechanical Behaviour Investigations on Undrawn Polypropylene Fibres K. A. EL-FARAHATY (Egypt) Thermal Expansion and Glass Transition of Polymethylmethacrylate After Exposure to Co Gamma Irradiation A. J. MARZOCCA, S. N. GOYANES, M. M. IGLESIAS & J. E. VILLAR (Argentina) A New Method for the Determination of Water-vapour Permeability of Polymer Films Based on the Evaluation of the Heat of Evaporation L. HES, C. A. BERNARDO & M. A. QUEIROS (Portugal) Announcement Number 3 205 Editorial 207 Applications for the Curemeter Maximum Cure Rate in Rubber Compound Development Process Control and Cure Kinetic Studies J. S. DICK & H. PAWLOWSKI (USA) Opto-thermal Properties of Fibres: 3-effect of Anisotropic Optical Parameters in Polypropylene Fibres as a Function of Annealing Process A. A. HAMZA, |. M. FOUDA, T. Z. N. SOKKAR & M. A. EL-BAKARY (Egypt) Food Sandwich Packaging with a Recycled Polymer Between Two Functional Barriers of Different Thicknesses S. LAOUBI & J. M. VERGNAUD (France) Mechanical and Optical Investigations of Some Polymer Blends Containing PVC N. A. BAKR & M. EL-KADY (Egypt) Hardening Induced by Gamma Irradiation in Poly(methyl methacrylate): Poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene) Blends P. AGRAWAL, R. BAJPAI & S. C. DATT (India) 297 Announcement Number 4 299 Editorial 301 Opto-Mechanical Properties of Fibres. 7: Relation Between Cold Drawing Behaviour of Nylon 6 Fibres from an Egyptian Manufacturer and their Optical Properties A. A. HAMZA, |. M. FOUDA, M. A. KABEEL & H. M. SHABANA (Egypt) Studies in Antioxidants. Part IV: Bridged bis(thiosemicarbazone) as Melt Stabiliser for Unstabilised Isotactic Polypropylene A. RAJA, V. N. S. PENDYALA, S. F. XAVIER, A. C. SHAH & K. B. NAIR (India) Contents of Volume 15 597 The Effect of the Resin/Hardener Ratio on the Compressive Behavior of an Epoxy System J. R. M. D’ALMEIDA & S. N. MONTEIRO (Brazil) Notching Apparatuses for Sample Preparation of SEN Specimens and Pipe Sections A. KAZAKOV (Canada) Characterization of Polypropylene Pipes during Accelerated Aging in Air and Water |. GROFF, R. FRANZESE, L. D. LANDRO, M. R. PAGANO & M. GENONI (italy) An Investigation on the Impact Fracture Characteristics of EPR Toughened Polypropylene W. Y. TAM, T. CHEUNG & R. K. Y. LI (Hong Kong) 381 Recent Developments in Heat Ageing Tests and Equipment G. SPETZ (Sweden) 397 Book Review Number 5 399 Editorial 401 Fluid Dilatometer to Measure the Volume Change of Polymeric Materials During Tensile Tests F. RAMSTEINER (Germany) Two New Test Methods for Assessing Environmental Stress Cracking of Amorphous Thermoplastics M. C. HOUGH & D. C. WRIGHT (UK) Combined Fast Fracture Modelling and Experimentation J. P. DEAR (UK) Carbon-13 NMR High Resolution and Thermogravimetric Study of CNSL/EVA Blends Compatibility C. G. MOTHE, S. M. D. CASTRO & M. |. B. TAVARES (Brazil) The New Melt Flow Rate Testers: Not Merely Graders . . . But Powerful Polymer Analyzers G. LOCATI, S. POGGIO & J. RATHENOW (italy) Limitations of Plasma Erosion as an Ultrafast Weathering Technique A. TURNBULL, N. FALLA, D. WHITE & T. WINTER (UK) Effect of Injections on the Orientation of Short Fibre Composites. An Optical Microscopic Analysis R. A. CORREA, R. C. R. NUNES & W. Z. FRANCO FILHO (Brazil) Penetration of Kerosene Into Carbon Black-Loaded SBR Vulcanizates G. M. NASR & M. M. BADAWY (Egypt) Carbon-13 High-Resolution Solid State NMR Study of Polybutadiene M. R. G. COELHO, R. A. S. SAN GIL & M. |. B. TAVARES (Brazil) Attempt to Explain Why the Surface Resistance under Measurement in the Thin Polymeric Film Surface Resistance Measurement Method Varies during the Experimental Response of the System G. LEONIDOPOULOS (Greece) Book Review 598 Contents of Volume 15 Number 6 505 Editorial 507 Effect of Sulphur on Both Thermal and Dielectric Properties of Pre-Compressed FEF Black-Loaded SBR Vulcanizates M. M. BADAWY (Egypt) Morphology of PMMA/Polyoxide Blends and Grafted Copolymers using Etching and Staining Techniques M. C. V. AMORIM & C. M. F. OLIVEIRA (Brazil) On the Thermal Degradation of Poly(styrene sulfones). I: An Apparatus for Investigation of Early Stages of Thermal Degradation Y.-L. LIN, M.-H. YANG & J.-H. WANG (Taiwan) Aspects Regarding the Characteristics of Some Acrylic and Methacrylic Polyesters Synthesized in a Magnetic Field A. P. CHIRIAC & C. |. SIMIONESCU (Romania) A New Automated Method for Recording and Predicting Failure by Slow Crack Growth in Polyethylene Z. ZHOU & N. BROWN (USA) The Measurement of Degree of Conversion for BIS-GMA/Silica Composites by FT-IR Spectroscopy S. KIM & J. JANG (Korea) Method to Evaluate the Strength of Interfaces in Polymeric Systems F, RAMSTEINER (Germany) Vulcanization Conditions: How They Affect the Electrical Conductivity of SBR Loaded with the Percolation Concentration of FEF-Black G. M. NASR (Egypt) Announcement