Condensed Encyclopedia of Polymer Engineering Terms

<br>Preface</br> <br>About The Author</br> <br>Abbreviations of Polymers</br> <br>Chapter A</br> <br> Abs (Acrylonitrile butadiene Styrene)</br> <br> Accelerators</br> <br> Acrylic Resin</br> <br> Acrylic (Polyacrylate)</br> <br> Activators</br> <br> Additive</br> <br> Adhesives</br> <br> Air Cooled Heat Exchanger</br> <br> Alcohol</br> <br> Alkali</br> <br> Alkyl</br> <br> Ambient</br> <br> American National Standards Institute (ANSI)</br> <br> American Society for Testing and Materials</br> <br> Amorphous</br> <br> ANSI</br> <br> Antioxidants</br> <br> Antiozonant</br> <br> Apparent Viscosity</br> <br> Aromatic</br> <br> Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy</br> <br> Auto-Ignition Temperature</br> <br>Chapter B</br> <br> Batch Intensive Mixing</br> <br> Base</br> <br> Benzene</br> <br> Birefringence</br> <br> Block Copolymers</br> <br> Boiling Point</br> <br> Bulk Polymerization</br> <br> Blown-Film Extrusion</br> <br> Blow Molding</br> <br> Brookfield Viscosity</br> <br> Butane</br> <br> Butyl (IIR)</br> <br>Chapter C</br> <br> Calendering</br> <br> Calorie</br> <br> Capillary Viscometer</br> <br> Carbon Black</br> <br> Carbon Type Analysis</br> <br> CAS Registry Numbers</br> <br> Casting</br> <br> Cavitation</br> <br> Cellular Plastics</br> <br> Cellulose Acetate Propionate</br> <br> Chemical Antiozonants</br> <br> Chemical Resistance</br> <br> Chemical Transportation Emergency Center</br> <br> Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (CPVC)</br> <br> Chloroprene Or Neoprene, and Designated Cr</br> <br> Chlorosulphonated Polyethylene</br> <br> Chromatography</br> <br> Cleveland Open Cup (COC)</br> <br> Closed Cup Method</br> <br> Cloud Point Temperature</br> <br> Coating</br> <br> Code of Federal Regulations</br> <br> Coextrusion</br> <br> Cokneader</br> <br> Cold-Flow Improver</br> <br> Cold Molding</br> <br> Colorants</br> <br> Composites</br> <br> Compounded Oil</br> <br> Compounding</br> <br> Compression Set</br> <br> Condensers</br> <br> Cone-Plate Rheometer</br> <br> Congealing Point</br> <br> Control Charts</br> <br> Copolymers</br> <br> Compression Molding</br> <br> Compression Molds</br> <br> Codette Rheometer</br> <br> Cracking</br> <br> Cross-Linked Polymers</br> <br> Creep Rupture</br> <br> Crystalline Polymer</br> <br> Crystallization</br> <br> Cure Rheometer</br> <br> Cure Time</br> <br> Cusum Chart</br> <br>Chapter D</br> <br> Degradable Plastics</br> <br> Demulsibility</br> <br> Demulsifier</br> <br> Denaturing Oil</br> <br> De-Oiling</br> <br> Department of Transportation (DOT)</br> <br> Detergent</br> <br> Dewaxing</br> <br> Die Swell</br> <br> Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)</br> <br> Diluent</br> <br> Distillate</br> <br> Distillation</br> <br> Distillation Test</br> <br> Distributive Mixing</br> <br> Drawing Compound</br> <br> Dry Spinning</br> <br> Dynamic Demulsibility</br> <br> Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis (DMTA)</br> <br>Chapter E</br> <br> Elasto-Hydrodynamic (EHD) Lubrication</br> <br> Elasticoviscous Fluids</br> <br> Elastomers</br> <br> Embossing</br> <br> Emulsion Polymerization</br> <br> Emulsion</br> <br> EWMA Control Chart</br> <br> Energy</br> <br> EP Additive</br> <br> Epoxy Resins</br> <br> EP Rubbers</br> <br> EP Terpolymer</br> <br> Ester</br> <br> Eva (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate)</br> <br> Evaporation</br> <br> Extensional Rheometry</br> <br> Extrusion</br> <br>Chapter F</br> <br> Fabrication Processes</br> <br> Fatigue Testing</br> <br> FDA (Food and Drug Administration)</br> <br> Fmerglass</br> <br> FMER Orientation</br> <br> Fiber Reinforcement</br> <br> Fire Point</br> <br> Flame Ionization</br> <br> Flammable Limits</br> <br> Flammability Range</br> <br> Flash Point</br> <br> Foaming</br> <br> Foamed Thermoplastics</br> <br> Foamed Thermosets</br> <br> Food Additive</br> <br> Four-Ball Method</br> <br> Freezing Point</br> <br> Fretting</br> <br> Friction</br> <br>Chapter G</br> <br> Gas Chromatography</br> <br> Gas-Phase Polymerization</br> <br> Gel Permeation Chromatography</br> <br> GPC/DRI/Lalls</br> <br> GPC/DRI/VIS</br> <br> GPC/DRI/UV</br> <br> GPC/DRI/FRIR</br> <br> Grafting (Radiation Type)</br> <br>Chapter H</br> <br> Half-Life</br> <br> Halogen</br> <br> Halogenated Hydrocarbons</br> <br> Hand Lay-Up Technique</br> <br> HDPE (High Density Polyethylene)</br> <br> HMWDPE (High Molecular Weight Polyethylene)</br> <br> Heat of Combustion</br> <br> Heat of Decomposition</br> <br> Heat of Solution</br> <br> Heat of Polymerization</br> <br> Heptane</br> <br> Hexane</br> <br> High-Pressure Polymerization</br> <br> High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)</br> <br> Homogenization</br> <br> Humidity</br> <br> Hydrocarbon</br> <br> Hydrocarbon Waxes</br> <br>Chapter I</br> <br> Ignition Temperature</br> <br> ICP Atomic Emission Spectroscopy</br> <br> Impact Strength</br> <br> Injection Molding</br> <br> Injection Stretch Blow Molding</br> <br> In-Line Screw Injection Molds</br> <br> Internal Batch Mixers</br> <br> Internal Mixing Procedures</br> <br> Ion Chromatography (IC)</br> <br> Ionomers (Surlyn)</br> <br> Ion Selective Electrodes (ISE)</br> <br> ISO (International Organization for Standardization)</br> <br> ISO Standards</br> <br>Chapter J</br> <br> Jelly, White Petroleum</br> <br> Jetness</br> <br> Joule</br> <br> Joule's Law</br> <br> Joule-Thomson Effect</br> <br>Chapter K</br> <br> Kinematic Viscosity</br> <br> Kinetic Energy</br> <br> Knit Line</br> <br>Chapter L</br> <br> Lamination</br> <br> Latent Heat of Vaporization</br> <br> Late Toxicity</br> <br> Lethal Concentration</br> <br> Lethal Dose</br> <br> Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)</br> <br> Liquid Chromatography</br> <br> Liquid Crystal Polymers</br> <br> Liquid Heat Capacity</br> <br> Liquid Viscosity</br> <br> LLDPE (Low Linear Density Polyethylene)</br> <br> Long Chain Branching</br> <br>Chapter M</br> <br> Machining</br> <br> Mastic</br> <br> Mass Spectrometry (MS and GC/MS)</br> <br> Matched Mold Forming</br> <br> MBS (Polymethacrylate butadiene Styrene)</br> <br> Melamlnes</br> <br> Melting Point of Wax</br> <br> Melt Phase Thermoforming</br> <br> Melt Flow Indexer</br> <br> Melt Fracture</br> <br> Melt Spinning</br> <br> Microscopy</br> <br> Mill Mixing</br> <br> Mineral Spirits</br> <br> Mixing Practices</br> <br> Molds</br> <br> Molecular Weight</br> <br> Mooney Viscosity</br> <br> Multiple-Screw Extruders</br> <br>Chapter N</br> <br> National Bureau of Standards (NBS)</br> <br> National Electrical Manufacturers association (NEMA)</br> <br> National Fire Protection association (NFPA)</br> <br> National Sanitation Foundation (NSF)</br> <br> Natural Rubber (NBR)</br> <br> NFPA Hazard Classification</br> <br> Nitrile Rubbers (NBR)</br> <br> Novolac Resins</br> <br> Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer</br> <br>Chapter O</br> <br> Oil Content of Petroleum Wax</br> <br> Oscillating Disc Rheometer (ODR)</br> <br> Ozone Cracking</br> <br>Chapter P</br> <br> Packing Group</br> <br> Paek(Polyaryletherketone)</br> <br> PBT (Polybutylene Terephtalate)</br> <br> Peek (Polyetheretherketone)</br> <br> Pel (Polyetherimide)</br> <br> Pekekk(Polyetherketoneetherketoneketone)</br> <br> Penetrometer</br> <br> Peroxides</br> <br> Peroxide Cross-Linking</br> <br> Personal Protective Equipment</br> <br> Pes (Polyethersulfone)</br> <br> Pet (Polyethylene Terephtalate)</br> <br> Petg (Polyethylene Terephtalate Glycol)</br> <br> Phenolics</br> <br> Pipe Or Tube Extrusion</br> <br> Plasma Polymerization</br> <br> Plastics Technical Evaluation Center (Plastec)</br> <br> Plasticity</br> <br> Plasticizers</br> <br> Plastisols and Organosols</br> <br> Plate-And-Frame Heat Exchanger</br> <br> Plunger-Type Transfer Molding</br> <br> PMMA (Polymethylmethacrylate (Acrylic))</br> <br> Polar Compound</br> <br> Polyacrylonitrile</br> <br> Polyamide</br> <br> Polyarylsulfone(Pas)</br> <br> Polyblends</br> <br> Polybutylene (PB)</br> <br> Poly(Butylene Terephthalate) (PBT)</br> <br> Polycarbonate (PC)/Abs Blends</br> <br> Poly(Cyclohexanedimethylene Terephthalate) (PCT)</br> <br> Polyethylene</br> <br> Poly(Ethylene 2,6-Naphthalenedicarboxylate) (PEN)</br> <br> Poly(Etheretherketone) (PEEK)</br> <br> Polyimide (TPI)</br> <br> Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) (PMMA)</br> <br> Polypropylene (PP)</br> <br> Polyoxymethylene(POM)</br> <br> Polystyrene Crystal (XPS)</br> <br> Polysulfone (PSO)</br> <br> Polysulphides</br> <br> Polyurethanes</br> <br> Poly(Vinyl Alcohol)</br> <br> Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC)</br> <br> Polyvinylidene Chloride (PVDC)</br> <br> Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF)</br> <br> Pom (Acetal)</br> <br> Postcuring</br> <br> Potential Energy</br> <br> Ppa (Polyphthalamide)</br> <br> Ppe (Phenylene Ether Co-Polymer)</br> <br> Pps (Polyphenylene Sulfide)</br> <br> Preforming</br> <br> Preplasticating Equipment</br> <br> Pressure Forming</br> <br> Process Oil</br> <br> Profiling</br> <br>Chapter R</br> <br> Reaction Injection Molding</br> <br> Recycling</br> <br> Refined Wax</br> <br> Refractive Index</br> <br> Reinforcements</br> <br> Relative Thermal Index</br> <br> Resin</br> <br> Resin Transfer Molding</br> <br> Resole Formation</br> <br> Rheology</br> <br> Rotational Molding</br> <br> Rubber Compounding</br> <br> Rubber Oil</br> <br> Rubber Oxidation</br> <br>Chapter S</br> <br> San (Styrene Acrylonitrile Copolymer)</br> <br> Scanning Electron Microscopy</br> <br> Scorch</br> <br> Sealing Components</br> <br> Seal Swell (Rubber Swell)</br> <br> Semi-Crystalline Thermoplastics</br> <br> Screw Configurations</br> <br> Screw Transfer Molding</br> <br> Sealants</br> <br> Shear Stress</br> <br> Sheet Extrusion</br> <br> Shell and Tube Type Heat Exchanger</br> <br> Shellac</br> <br> Shewhart Control Chart</br> <br> Short-Term Inhalation Limits</br> <br> Silicone</br> <br> Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE)</br> <br> Society of Plastics Industry (SPI)</br> <br> Solubility</br> <br> Solution Polymerization</br> <br> Solvent</br> <br> Specific Gravity</br> <br> Specific Heat</br> <br> Spiral-Plate Heat Exchanger</br> <br> Stabilizers</br> <br> Stepwise SPC Chart</br> <br> Stoddard Solvent</br> <br> Stress Strain Behavior</br> <br> Styrene-Butadiene Rubber (SBR)</br> <br> Styrene Maleic Anhydride</br> <br> Sulfur Vulcanization</br> <br> Surface Grafting</br> <br> Suspension Polymerization</br> <br> Swell and Shrinkage Tests</br> <br> Synthetic Rubber</br> <br>Chapter T</br> <br> Thermal Analysis</br> <br> Thermoforming</br> <br> Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)</br> <br> Thermomechanical Analysis (TMA)</br> <br> Thermoplastics</br> <br> Thermosetting Resins</br> <br> Time-Dependent Fluids</br> <br> Titanium Catalyst Systems</br> <br> Toxicity by Ingestion</br> <br> Toxicity by Inhalation (Threshold Limit Value)</br> <br> TP (Thermoplastic Elastomer Polyester)</br> <br> TPE (Thermoplastic Elastomers)</br> <br> TPO (Thermoplastic Elastomer Polyolefin)</br> <br> TPU (Thermoplastic Polyurethane)</br> <br> Trade Names</br> <br> Transfer Molding</br> <br> Transmission Electron Microscopy</br> <br>Chapter U</br> <br> Ultrasonic Parts assembly</br> <br> Underwriters Laboratories (UL)</br> <br> Units of Measurement</br> <br> UN Hazard Classes and Dmsions</br> <br> V-Tube Heat Exchanger</br> <br> Ureas</br> <br>Chapter V</br> <br> Vacuum Forming</br> <br> Vanadium Catalyst</br> <br> Vapor (Gas) Specific Gravity</br> <br> Varnish</br> <br> Viscoelastic Behavior</br> <br> Viscosity Index (V.I.) Improver</br> <br> Viscosity-Temperature Relationship</br> <br> Volatility</br> <br> Vulcanization</br> <br> Vulcanizing Agents</br> <br>Chapter W</br> <br> Wax (Petroleum)</br> <br> Wax Appearance Point (WAP)</br> <br> Welding</br> <br> White Oil</br> <br>Chapter X</br> <br> X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy</br> <br> Xylene</br> <br>Chapter Y</br> <br> Yield</br> <br>Chapter Z</br> <br> Ziegler Natta Catalysts</br> <br> Ziegler Polymerization Process</br> <br>Index</br> <br></br>