Design Data for Plastics Engineers

Natti S. Rao, Keith T. O'Brien

Design Data for Plastics Engineers

2013

208 Seiten

Format: PDF

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ISBN: 9783446402447

 

Preface

6

Contents

8

1 Mechanical Properties of Solid Polymers

12

1.1 Ideal Solids

12

1.2 Tensile Properties

12

1.2.1 Stress-Strain Behavior

13

1.2.2 Tensile Modulus

16

1.2.3 Effect of Temperature on Tensile Strength

17

1.3 Shear Properties

17

1.3.1 Shear Modulus

17

1.3.2 Effect of Temperature on Shear Modulus

18

1.4 Compressive Properties

20

1.4.1 Bulk Modulus

21

1.5 Time Related Properties

22

1.5.1 Creep Modulus

22

1.5.2 Creep Rupture

23

1.5.3 Relaxation Modulus

24

1.5.4 Fatigue Limit

25

1.6 Hardness

26

1.7 Impact Strength

28

1.8 Coefficient of Friction

28

2 Thermal Properties of Solid and Molten Polymers

34

2.1 Specific Volume

34

2.2 Specific Heat

37

2.3 Thermal Expansion Coefficient

38

2.4 Enthalpy

40

2.5 Thermal Conductivity

40

2.6 Thermal Diffusivity

42

2.7 Coefficient of Heat Penetration

43

2.8 Heat Deflection Temperature

45

2.9 Vicat Softening Point

46

2.10 Flammability

46

3 Transport Properties of Molten Polymers

50

3.1 Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Fluids

50

3.2 Viscous Shear Flow

52

3.2.1 Apparent Shear Rate

52

3.2.2 Entrance Loss

53

3.2.3 True Shear Stress

53

3.2.4 Apparent Viscosity

55

3.2.5 True Shear Rate

58

3.2.6 True Viscosity

58

3.3 Rheological Models

58

3.3.1 Hyperbolic Function of Prandtl and Eyring

59

3.3.2 Power Law of Ostwald and De Waele

59

3.3.3 Polynomial of Muenstedt

61

3.3.4 Viscosity Equation of Carreau [23]

64

3.3.5 Viscosity Formula of Klein

66

3.4 Effect of Pressure on Viscosity

67

3.5 Dependence of Viscosity on Molecular Weight

68

3.6 Viscosity of Two-Component Mixtures

70

3.7 Melt Flow Index

70

3.8 Tensile Viscosity

71

3.9 Viscoelastic Properties

71

3.9.1 Primary Normal Stress Coefficient ?:

72

3.9.2 Shear Compliance Je:

72

3.9.3 Die Swell

73

4 Electrical Properties

76

4.1 Surface Resistivity

76

4.2 Volume Resistivity

76

4.3 Dielectric Strength

76

4.4 Relative Permittivity

77

4.5 Dielectric Dissipation Factor or Loss Tangent

77

4.6 Comparative Tracking Index (CTI)

79

5 Optical Properties of Solid Polymers

84

5.1 Light Transmission

84

5.2 Haze

84

5.3 Refractive Index

84

5.4 Gloss

86

5.5 Color

86

6 External Influences

88

6.1 Physical Interactions

88

6.1.1 Solubility

88

6.1.2 Environmental Stress Cracking (ESC)

88

6.1.3 Permeability

90

6.1.4 Absorption and Desorption

91

6.1.5 Weathering Resistance

91

6.2 Chemical Resistance

92

6.2.1 Chemical and Wear Resistance to Polymers

92

6.3 General Property Data

93

7 Extrusion

102

7.1 Extrusion Screws

103

7.2 Processing Parameters

103

7.2.1 Resin-Dependent Parameters

103

7.2.2 Machine Related Parameters

109

7.3 Extrusion Dies

135

7.3.1 Pipe Extrusion

137

7.3.2 Blown Film

146

7.3.3 Sheet extrusion

148

7.4 Thermoforming

153

7.5 Compounding

157

7.6 Extrudate Cooling

160

7.6.1 Dimensionless Groups

163

8 Blow Molding

166

8.1 Processes

166

8.1.1 Resin-Dependent Parameters

166

8.1.2 Machine Related Parameters

172

9 Injection Molding

180

9.1 Resin-Dependent Parameters

181

9.1.1 Injection Pressure

181

9.1.2 Mold Shrinkage and Processing Temperature

183

9.1.3 Drying Temperatures and Times

185

9.1.4 Flow Characteristics of Injection-Molding Resins

186

9.2 Machine Related Parameters

190

9.2.1 Injection Unit

190

9.2.2 Injection Molding Screw

191

9.2.3 Injection Mold

194

Index

216

 

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