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620 • Chapter 15 / Characteristics, Applications, and Processing of Polymers<br />

Processing<br />

Structure Properties Performance<br />

%Crystallinity<br />

Density<br />

Polymerization<br />

Polymer chemistry<br />

Molecular weight<br />

Molecular configuration<br />

Molecular structure<br />

Mechanical<br />

properties<br />

Degradation<br />

resistance<br />

Glass transition<br />

and melting<br />

temperatures<br />

Applications<br />

(textiles,<br />

composites, etc.)<br />

Melting<br />

Fiber<br />

forming<br />

(spinning)<br />

Thermoplastic<br />

or thermoset<br />

Additives<br />

(stabilizers)<br />

(colorants and<br />

flame retardants)<br />

Figure 15.27 Schematic diagram that summarizes the elements of processing, structure,<br />

properties, and performance for polymer fibers, which includes components of materials<br />

engineering.<br />

This concludes our processing/structure/properties/performance commentary for<br />

polymer fibers. For the most part, the individual components found in the preceding<br />

interrelationships as well as those appearing in the summary of Chapter 14 are conceptual<br />

in nature—that is, they represent the scientific (as opposed to engineering)<br />

aspects of materials. We have also generated a processing/structure/properties/<br />

performance relational diagram (for polymer fibers) taken from the materials<br />

engineering perspective, which is presented in Figure 15.27.<br />

Important Terms and Concepts<br />

addition polymerization<br />

adhesive<br />

colorant<br />

condensation polymerization<br />

drawing<br />

elastomer<br />

fiber<br />

filler<br />

flame retardant<br />

foam<br />

glass transition temperature<br />

liquid crystal polymer<br />

melting temperature<br />

molding<br />

plastic<br />

plasticizer<br />

relaxation modulus<br />

spinning<br />

stabilizer<br />

thermoplastic elastomer<br />

ultra-high-molecularweight<br />

polyethylene<br />

viscoelasticity<br />

vulcanization<br />

REFERENCES<br />

Billmeyer, F. W., Jr., Textbook of Polymer Science,<br />

3rd <strong>edition</strong>,Wiley-Interscience, New York, 1984.<br />

Carraher, C. E., Jr., Seymour/Carraher’s Polymer<br />

Chemistry, 7th <strong>edition</strong>, CRC Press, Boca<br />

Raton, FL, 2007.<br />

Engineered Materials Handbook, Vol. 2, Engineering<br />

Plastics, ASM International, Materials Park,<br />

OH, 1988.<br />

Harper, C. A. (Editor), Handbook of Plastics, Elastomers<br />

and Composites, 4th <strong>edition</strong>, McGraw-<br />

Hill, New York, 2002.<br />

Lakes, R. S., Viscoelastic Solids, CRC Press, Boca<br />

Raton, FL, 1999.<br />

Landel, R. F. (Editor), Mechanical Properties of<br />

Polymers and Composites, 2nd <strong>edition</strong>, Marcel<br />

Dekker, New York, 1994.

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