CHE 563: Polymer Properties and Rheology

Overview of polymer chemical composition, microstructure, thermal and mechanical properties, rheology, and principles of polymer materials selection. Description of the physical, thermal , mechanical , and rheological properties of polymeric materials relevant to their processing behavior. Techniques for predicting the engineering and physical properties of polymers from their molecular structures. Definition and measurement of the material functions of complex fluids, continuum mechanics of stress and deformation, constitutive equations derived from both continuum and molecular theories.