Polymer Chemistry: An Introduction

acid addition polymerization average molar mass C=C H CH₂ chain end chain growth chain segments chain transfer chemical coils condensation polymerization constant stress cooling copolymer copolymerization crosslinking crystallization curve dashpot decreases deformation degree of polymerization diol discussed in section elastic elastomers end groups extruder fibres flow functional groups glass transition glassy H₂O heat higher increasing initiator injection moulding isotactic linear liquid low molar mass lower M₂ main chain melt spinning modulus molar mass distribution monomer monomer residues N₁ number of chains nylon obtained partially crystalline polymer plastic poly(vinyl poly(vinyl chloride polyamides polyethylene polymer chains polymer melt polymer molecules polymer solution pressure processing propagation radical addition polymerization rate constant reaction reactivity reactor retardation ring opening polymerization rubber screw so-called solvent stiffness strain structure styrene substituents syndiotactic t₁ t₂ technique temperature thermal thermoplastic thermosetting viscosity Voigt-Kelvin volume weight fraction yields Young's modulus