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Chapter 5 Polymers, Ceramics, and Composites.

This document provides an overview of polymers, ceramics, composites and their properties. It discusses polymerization reactions, how polymer properties can be altered, various plastic processing techniques like molding and extrusion. It also covers engineering ceramics, cements, composite materials and their applications. Different types of reinforcements, resin matrix systems and fabrication techniques for composites are described. Finally, it discusses various types of damage to composites like impact and environmental and some repair techniques.

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Chapter 5 Polymers, Ceramics, and Composites.

This document provides an overview of polymers, ceramics, composites and their properties. It discusses polymerization reactions, how polymer properties can be altered, various plastic processing techniques like molding and extrusion. It also covers engineering ceramics, cements, composite materials and their applications. Different types of reinforcements, resin matrix systems and fabrication techniques for composites are described. Finally, it discusses various types of damage to composites like impact and environmental and some repair techniques.

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Chapter 5 Polymers, Ceramics, and Composites.

5.1 POLYMERS: PROPERTIES AND USES

5.1.0 General.

a. Many Materials with Wide Range of Properties.

b. Definition Difficult.

c. Major Development Recent.

5.1.l POLYMERIZATION REACTION

a. Plastic Structure.

b. THERMOPLASTIC POLYMERS

b1. Long Chain Polymers.

c. THERMOSETTING POLYMERS

c1. Thermosetting Plastics-Gross-Linked Polymers.

c2. Some Plastics- Natural Materials.

c3. Most Plastics- Synthetic.

5 l.2 ALTERING POLYMER PROPERTIES

a. General Property Comparisons.

5.l.3 PLASTIC PROCESSING

a. Closed Die Molding Similar to Die Casting.

b. Plastic Type Limits Processing.

c. COMPRESSION MOLDING

c1. Mold Closing Provides Pressure.

c2. Advantages and Limitations of Compression Molding.

d. CLOSED DIE MOLDING

d1. Transfer Molding-Thermosetting Plastics.

d2. Injection Molding-Thermoplastic Materials.

e. CASTING

f. EXTRUSION

f1. Thin Plastic Films.

g. REINFORCED PLASTIC MOLDING

g1. Fibrous Fillers-Thermosetting Resins.


g2. Contact Layup-Filler, Resin.

g3. Contact Layup Variations.

g4. Compression Process for Sheet Material.

g5. Reinforced Plastics Convenient.

g6. Secondary Operations by Many Methods.

g7. Thermoplastics Often Reheated to Soften.

5.1.4 DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

a. Plastics and Metals Often Competitive.

b. Properties of Metals Usually Higher.

5.2 CERAMICS AND CEMENTS

5.2.l ENGINEERING CERAMICS

5.2.2 CEMENTS

a. Concrete.

b. Cement.

5.3 COMPOSITES

5.3.0. Composite Material.

5.3.l GENERAL PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS

a. Adhesives.

b. Improvement of Properties.

c. Variety of Composite Structures.

5.3.2 METAL BONDING

a. Adherence as Common Factor.

b. Close Contact Necessary.

5.3.3 REINFORCEMENTS

a. MATERIALS USED IN REINFORCEMENT

b. TYPES OF FIBERS

5.3.4 RESIN MATRIX SYSTEMS

a. Monomer as Smallest Structural Unit.

b. Thermoplastics and Thermosets.


5.3.5 CORE MATERIALS

5.3.6 FABRICATION

a. PRIMARY FABRICATION

b. SECONDARY FABRICATION

5 3.7 TYPES OF DAMAGE

a. IMPACT DAMAGE

a1. Impact damage

a2. Low-velocity impact damage

a3. Damage to Honeycomb Panel

a4. High-velocity impact damage

b. MATRIX AND FIBER DAMAGE

b1. Cracking.

b2. Delamination.

b3. Fiber Damage

c. DISBOND

d. ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE

d1. Problems with Moisture.

d2. Influence of Temperature.

d3. Water Pressure.

d4. Corrosion.

d5. Corrosion.

d6. Fire.

5.3.8 REPAIR TECHNIQUES

a. DAMAGE ASSESSMENT

b. REPAIR MATERIALS

c. REPAIR PROCEDURES AND OPERATIONS

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