Manufacturing Processes - MFRG 315 - 6 Polymer Processing

This can best be studied by reading the relevant chapters in one or two of the references, paying particular attention to the following topics:

• Polymerisation - structure - crystalline and amorphous
• Sources of strength
• T_m and T_g
• Thermosetting, thermoplastic polymers and elastomers
• Additives and fillers
• Melt processing
• Mechanical properties
• Applications