Polymer Terms Shortlist
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1.
Addition
polymerization
5.
process where monomer molecules add to a
growing polymer chain one at a time (i.e.
polyvinyl Chloride -PVC and
polytetrafluoroethylene - Teflon)
2.
Condensation
polymerization
process involving the reaction of monomer
molecules that produces a polymer chain
and chemical by-products that do not form
part of the chain structure (i.e. epoxy and
phenolic resin)
6.
Copolymer
Amorphous
a polymer whose chemical structure
consists of long chains of two chemically
different monomers, which repeat at more or
less regular intervals in the chain
no long-range order in the positions and
arrangement of the molecular chains
3.
7.
Atactic
Crosslinks
polymer chain configuration in which the
side groups are positioned randomly on one
or the other side of the polymer back-bone
4.
Block
copolymer
covalent bonds linking one polymer chain to
another chain
8.
polymer formed when two different types of
monomers are linked in the same polymer
chain and occur as alternating sequences of
each type
Crystalline
polymer with a regular order or pattern of
molecular arrangement
9.
Elastomer
14.
Matrix phase of
fiber
composites
a type of polymer with a coiled molecular
chains that are crosslinked
10.
Glass
transition
temperature
most common use for polymers, accounts
for 40-45% of the total volume of the
material
15.
Molecular
weight
temperature at which a reversible change
occurs in a polymer when it is heated to a
certain temperature and undergoes a
transition from a hard and glassy to a soft
and ductile condition
11.
Graft
copolymer
a number defining how heavy one
molecule (or unit) of a chemical is
compared with the lightest element,
hydrogen, which has a weight of 1
a special type of branched copolymer with
the main backbone to the chain composed
of one type of monomer while the branches
are composed of a chemically different
monomer
12.
16.
Monomer
Homopolymer
chemical compound that can undergo
polymerization, which is a chemical
reaction in which two or more molecules
combine to form a larger molecule that
contains repeating units
polymer which is formed from only one type
of monomer
13.
17.
Isotactic
Polycarbonates
polymer chain configuration in which the
side groups are all located on the same side
of the polymer back-bone
thermoplastics that are transparent, tough,
and impact resistant, used for cockpit
windows and canopies
18.
Polymerization
21.
Syndiotactic
polymer chain configuration in which the
side groups are located at alternate
positions along the polymer backbone
22.
chemical reaction in which small molecules
combine to form a larger molecule that
contains repeating units of the original
molecules. It is a process of reacting
monomer molecules together in a chemical
reaction to form linear chains or a threedimensional network of polymer chains
19.
Tensile
strength of
polymers is
controlled
by:
Stress rupture
increasing degree of polymerization,
increasing the size of side groups attached
to the main chain, increasing the amount of
chain branching, increasing the degree of
crosslinking, and increasing the degree of
crystallization
23.
Thermoplastic
the fracture of a material after carrying a
sustained load for an extended period of
time; it usually involves viscoelastic
deformation ad occurs more rapidly at
elevated temperature
20.
polymer which may be softened by heat and
hardened by cooling in a reversible physical
process owing to a the lack of crosslinks
between the chains
Structural
adhesive
24.
high strength durable glue with high elastic
modulus, strength and toughness that
bonds together components in a loadbearing structure, epoxy resin is most often
used
Thermoset
polymer obtained by crosslinking of the
chains that make it an infusible and insoluble
material
25.
Van der
Waals bond
a weak attractive force between atoms or nonpolar molecules caused by a temporary change in dipole moment
arising from a brief shift of orbital electrons to one side of an atom or molecule, creating a similar shift in adjacent
atoms or molecules
26.
Vulcanization
chemical reaction whereby the properties of an elastomer are changed by causing it to react with sulfur or another
crosslinking agent