Polymer

Process by which polymer chains are built up by adding monomers

together without creating a byproduct.

Slow degradation of polymers as a result of exposure to low levels of heat, oxygen, bacteria, or ultraviolet rays.

Polyamide polymers containing aromatic groups of atoms in the linear chain

A thermoplastic bent repeatedly leads to crystallization of small volumes of material; this

creates voids that ultimately cause the material to fail

Any polymer comprising chains that consist of a main chain and secondary

chains that branch off from the main chain.

Processing of elastomers in a device known as a Banbury mixer followed by forming using extrusion, molding, or dip coating.

A polymerization mechanism in which a small molecule (e.g.,

water, methanol, etc.) forms as a byproduct.

An addition polymer produced by joining more than one type of monomer

Localized plastic deformation in a polymer. A craze may lead to the formation of cracks

in the material.

Attaching chains of polymers together via permanent chemical bonds to produce

a three-dimensional network polymer