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3.064

Polymer Engineering

3-0-9 units · Undergraduate

Overview of polymer material science and engineering. Treatment of physical and chemical properties, mechanical characterization, processing, and their control through inspired polymer material design.

Fall 2003

Topics

  • Introduction, Overview of Polymeric Materials ( PDF )
  • Polymerization and Crosslinking ( PDF )
  • Tacticity, Molecular Weight ( PDF )
  • Crystallinity, Glass Transition Temperature ( PDF )
  • Molecular Orientation ( PDF )
  • Chain Conformation, Kinetic Theory of Rubber Elasticity ( PDF )
  • Mechanics of Elastomers ( PDF )
  • Viscoelasticity - Creep, Stress Relaxation ( PDF )
  • Dynamic Response ( PDF )
  • Maxwell Models ( PDF )
  • Zener Model ( PDF )
  • Distribution of Relaxation Times ( PDF )
  • Effect of Temperature ( PDF )
  • Stiffness
  • Stress Analysis ( PDF )
  • Yielding and Crazing ( PDF )
  • Linear Fracture Mechanics ( PDF )
  • Elastic-plastic Fracture
  • Brittle Fracture, Toughening ( PDF )
  • Composites ( PDF )
  • Matrices and Reinforcements ( PDF )
  • Composites Fabrication
  • Mechanics of Continuous Fibers ( PDF )
  • Discontinuous Fibers, Reinforced Rubber ( PDF )
  • Melt Processing
  • Transport Theory, Viscous Flow ( PDF )
  • Viscous Flow Continued ( PDF )
  • Cooling and Solidification ( PDF )
  • Extrusion ( PDF )
  • Injection Molding ( PDF )
  • Thermosets and Thermoforming ( PDF )
  • Elements of Design ( PDF )
  • Materials Selection ( PDF )
  • Design for Manufacturing, Stiffness, and Strength
  • Student Design Presentations

Readings

  • Boyer, R. F. “Dependence of Mechanical Properties on Molecular Motion in Polymers.” Polymer Engineering and Science 8, no. 3 (July 1968): 161-185.
    Listed reading
  • Fullerton, Rhonda, David Roylance, Ronald Allred, and Adra Acton. “Cure Analysis of Printed Wiring Boards Containing Reactive Adhesive Layers.” Polymer Engineering and Science 28, no. 6 (March 1988): 372-376.
    Listed reading
  • Hargittai, István, Angiolina Comotti, and Magdolna Hargittai. “Centennial: Giulio Natta, Winner of the 1963 Chemistry Nobel Prize was First to Make Synthetic Stereoregular Polymers.” Chemical & Engineering News, February 10, 2003, 26-28.
    Listed reading
  • Kiefer, David M. “The Madman Who Made Rubber Useful.” Chemical & Engineering News, August 12, 2002, 44-45. A review of The Goodyear Story: An Inventor’s Obsession and the Struggle for a Rubber Monopoly, by Richard Korman, Encounter Books, 2002.
    Listed reading
  • Ritter, Steve. “Erasers: Rubber ‘Graphite Grabbers’ are Simple but Indispensable Tools for Home and Office.” Chemical & Engineering News, December 16, 2002, 33.
    Listed reading
  • Thayer, Ann. “Silly Putty.” Chemical & Engineering News, November 27, 2000, 27.
    Listed reading
  • Vogel, Steven. “Nature’s Swell, But is it Worth Copying?” MRS Bulletin, June 2003, 404-408.
    Listed reading

Prerequisites & course information

Prereq: 3.013 and 3.044 U (Fall) Not offered regularly; consult department 3-0-9 units

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