Editor?s note: The author, Donald E. De Laney, a consultant in polymer process rheology, worked with GE for 17 years and has worked with Dynisco over the past eight years. The plastics compounding and ...
Polymer extrusion is a cornerstone of modern manufacturing, employed to produce films, pipes, profiles and advanced composites at industrial scale. The mechanical properties of extruded ...
Changes such as the transition from crystalline to amorphous phases or shifts in vibrational modes can be used to customize the end-polymer's mechanical, thermal, and optical properties to specific ...