Processing, structure and properties of oriented polymers
- 1 October 1988
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Makromolekulare Chemie. Macromolecular Symposia
- Vol. 22 (1) , 59-82
- https://doi.org/10.1002/masy.19880220106
Abstract
The fabrication techniques now available for the production of highly oriented polymers are reviewed. These techniques include tensile drawing from both melt‐spun and gel‐spun polymers, extrusion under pressure from the melt, and hydrostatic extrusion, ram extrusion and die drawing in the solid phase. In addition, lyotropic and thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers offer new routes to very stiff and strong polymers.Following the review of processing methods, an account is given of low strain mechanical behaviour and its relationship to structure, thermal properties (including thermal conductivity and thermal expansion behaviour) and barrier properties (permeability to liquids and gases and solubility).Keywords
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