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    The document discusses important properties of polymers, including that they can be crystalline or amorphous. Crystalline polymers have properties like sharp melting points and high chemical resistance, while amorphous polymers have broad softening ranges and are usually transparent. The document also discusses glass transition temperature, which is an important property that distinguishes the brittle glassy state from the rubbery or pliable state of amorphous polymers. Molecular weight and its distribution as well as the viscoelastic nature of polymers are also covered.

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    Important Polymer Properties

    • Crystalline and Amorphous Polymers


    • Molecular Weight and its Distribution
    • Glass Transition Temperature
    • Visco-elastic Nature of Polymers

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    Crystalline and Amorphous Polymers

    Crystalline Amorphous

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    Properties of Crystalline Polymers

    • Sharp Melting point


    • Usually Opaque
    • High Shrinkage
    • High Chemical resistance
    • Good fatigue resistance
    • Good wear resistance

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    Properties of Amorphous Polymers

    • Broad Softening range


    • Usually Transparent
    • Low Shrinkage
    • Low chemical resistance
    • Poor fatigue resistance
    • Poor wear resistance

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    Crystalline Polymers

    • Polyethylene (PE)
    • Polypropylene (PP)
    • Polyamide (PA)
    • Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) -a Polyester

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    Factors Affecting Crystallinity

    • Rate of Cooling
    • Shape of Polymer repeat unit (e.g. PP Vs PC)
    • Molecular Structure of Polymer ( Linear, branched,
    crosslinked or networked).
    • Random and graft copolymers ( less chances of
    crystallinity)
    • Presence of bulky side group atoms
    ( e.g. Styrene)
    • Moulding conditions ( e.g. Mechanical stretching in blow
    moulding induces crystallization)

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    Crystallinity and Cooling rate

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    Semicrystalline Polymer
    ( Fringed Micelle Model)

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    Amorphous Polymers

    • Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)


    • Polystyrene (PS)
    • Polycarbonate
    • Acrylic
    • Acrylonitrile Butadine-Styrene (ABS)

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    Glass Transition Temperature (Tg)

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    Glass Transition and Melting temperature
    of Polymer

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