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Polymer Structure

Polymer Structure

Table of Contents

  • POLYMER STRUCTURE
    • Degree of polymerization
    • Organic polymer
    • Polymer Structure
    • Branched polymer
    • Elastomers
    • Properties and applications of some elastomers
    • Polymer Structure

Non-Metallic Materials Polymer Structure

POLYMER STRUCTURE

Polymer

The Polymer is a substance (natural or synthetic), molecules of which consist of numerous small repeated chemical units (monomers) linked to each other in a regular pattern. Polymers usually combine crystalline and amorphous structures (semi-crystalline).

Degree of polymerization

Degree of polymerization is an average number of monomers (mers) in a polymer molecule. Polymer molecules may combine up to million of monomers (mers) forming a one-dimensional structure (chain), two-dimensional structure (planar molecules) or threedimensional structure.

One-dimensional structure is common for organic polymers.

Organic polymer

Organic polymer is a polymer compound built of hydrocarbon base monomer units. Besides carbon and Hydrogen the following atoms may be incorporated in polymer molecules: Oxygen, Nitrogen, chorine, fluorine, silicon, phosphorous, and sulfur. Atoms of a polymer molecule are held by covalent bonding.

Neighboring chains may form secondary bonds between them (cross-links) which are less strong than covalent bonding between the atoms within the molecules.

Cross-links provide elasticity to the polymer, preventing sliding of the neighboring chains when the material is stretched.

Polymer Structure

Branched polymer

Branched polymer consists of molecules having side chains (branches) attached to the main chain.

Copolymer

Copolymer is a polymer molecule of which contains more than one kind of monomers. Nylon is a common copolymer. Its molecules consist of two alternating monomers: diacid and diamine.

Graft copolymer

Graft copolymer is a kind of branch polymer, side chains of which are made of monomers differing from the monomer of the main chain.

Block copolymer

Block copolymer is a polymer molecules of which built from alternating polymeric blocks of two or more different polymers.

Structure  parameters  affecting  polymer  properties:

Increase of the chain length.

Effect: increase of tensile strength and Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness).

Increase of number and length of side chains.

Effect: increase of tensile strength and stiffness.

Introduction of large monomers in molecules.

Effect: increase of stiffness.

Increase of number and strength of cross-links.

Effect: increase of tensile strength and stiffness.

Orientation of the molecules as a result of deformation during manufacturing.

Effect: Anisotropy of the material properties (properties along the deformation differ from those in other directions). Every polymer is characterized by a temperature below of which mobility of its molecules sharply decreases and the material becomes brittle and glassy.

This temperature is called Glass Transition Temperature.

Monomer molecular structures of different polymers are presented in the picture:

Elastomers

Elastomers are polymers possessing high elasticity – may be reversibly stretched at high degree. And Elastomers consists of long lightly cross-linked molecules.

Common elastomers are:

Polyisoprene (natural rubber) Butyl

Nitrile Neoprene

Ethylene-Propylene Hypalon

Silicone

Elastomers may be strengthened by vulcanization process (heat treatment in presence of chemical agents). Vulcanization results in increase of cross-linking of the molecules. Vulcanized elastomers are elastic for small deformations.

Vulcanization produces cross-links which make impossible shaping material. Therefore most of elastomers are shaped before cross-linking. However there are some elastomer materials which are not cross-linked when heated. These astomers may be reversibly remolded by heating many times (like Thermoplastics).

Such kind of elastomers is called Thermoplastic Elastomers.

Thermoplastic elastomers are manufactured by copolymerization of two or more monomers forming block polymers or graft polymers.

Common thermoplastic elastomers are:

Polyurethanes

Polyester Copolymers Styrene-Butadiene

Properties and applications of some elastomers

Elastomer Polyisoprene (natural rubber) and Elastomer Butyl (Isobutene-Isoprene) , Elastomer Nitrile

And Elastomer Neoprene (Chloroprene)

And Elastomer Ethylene-Propylene (EPDM)

Elastomer Hypalon (CSM, Chlor-Sulfonated Polyethylene) and Elastomer Silicone

Thermoplastic elastomer Polyurethane

Thermoplastic elastomer Styrene-Butadiene Thermoplastic elastomer Polyester Copolymer

Polymer Structure

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