Crazing Shear Banding
Crazing Often, when an amorphous brittle polymer is loaded in tension, a…
Mechanical Behaviour
Three typically different stress-strain behaviours can be observed in polymeric materials. A…
Properties
Viscoelasticity Viscoelasticity of a thermoplastic refers to the time-dependent nature of deformation…
PropertiesTempertature Effects
Polymer Properties When considering a polymer for use in any application it…
Polymerisation
Polymers are produced from their constituent monomers through a process known as…
Polymer Types
There are 3 principal classes of polymers – thermoplastics, thermosets, and elastomers.…
Crystalline or Amorphous
A polymer therefore is a series of long chain molecules composed into…
Functional Groups
Different types of polymers are produced when the hydrogen atoms are substituted…
Introduction to Polymers
Engineering materials commonly known as plastics, rubbers, and adhesives are all correctly…


