Physical Properties: Physical properties of polymers include molecular weight, molar volume, density, degree of polymerization, crystallinity of material, and so on. 21.2 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS Many of the useful properties of polymers are in fact unique to polymers and are due to their long chain molecular structure. In both the approaches, the polyamide is melt and drawn after cooling to obtain the desired properties of every intended use. The identity and amount of the reagent used to crosslink the polymer chains. The reagent used to initiate the polymerization reaction. Polymer Structure. Contributors; A comparison of the properties of polyethylene (both LDPE & HDPE) with the natural polymers rubber and cellulose is instructive. [A]n excellent introduction to a subject whose engineering importance is rapidly increasing. Engineering polymers include natural materials such as rubber and synthetic materials such as plastics and elastomers. Polymers are very useful materials because their structures can be altered and tailored to produce materials 1) with a range of mechanical properties 2) in a wide spectrum of colors and 3) with different transparent properties. cessful for the prediction of the polymer properties start-ing from the knowledge of their molecular structure, is the topological index approach developed by Bicerano and coworkers, which uses a connectivity index and is the basis for commercial simulation packages that predict polymer properties [7]. Polymers range from familiar synthetic plastic such as polystyrene to natural bio-polymers such as DNA and proteins that are fundamental to biological structure and function. The latter concern the chain as a whole, i.e. From the molecular shape itself—star, comb or brush—to how those molecules are arranged, our researchers are finding new ways to build polymers to unlock coveted properties that will provide the foundation for The organization and index make the book readily usable as a reference book. Shape and structure dictate a polymer material’s behavior—how strong it is, how flexible, how responsive to temperature and even whether it can conduct electricity. The nylon is referred to as nylon 6 if n = 5 which is another common form of this polymer. These issues will be discussed at length in the next chapter. The following variables can be controlled when producing a polymer. Types of thermophysical properties available for any polymer will depend on its structure (polymers can have the same chemical structure, but different physical structures depending on their formation and processing conditions) The former are related to the polymer fine structure, i.e. The monomer polymerized or the monomers copolymerized. Chemists have also learned to synthesize new polymers from simple chemicals, creating a vast array of plastics and synthetic fibers. considering the presence of branching, crosslinking, distribution of chain … The commercial production of nylon 6 starts with caprolactam that use an open-ring polymerization. The text is very well written and illustrated. As noted above, synthetic HDPE macromolecules have masses ranging from 105 to 106 amu (LDPE molecules are more than a hundred times smaller). 5.1 PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS Dr. Ying-Chieh Yen ??? 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