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Polymer Casting Presented By: Madan Lal 2008AMD2920 Contents: Introduction to polymer Historical Development Polymer Casting and various processes Brief introduction to : Thermoforming Compression molding Rotational Molding Polymer Polymer: Large number of molecules joining together repeatedly in the form of long and flexible chains. Types of Polymers: 1.Thermoplastics : These can be melted by heating, solidified by cooling and re-melted repeatedly. 2.Thermosets: Hardened by application of heat and pressure. These cannot be softened by heating for reprocessing or cannot re-melted. Because due to cross-linking of structure, these create permanent 3-D network. Historical Development In 1811, Henri Braconnot did pioneering work in derivative cellulose compounds which was the earliest important work in polymer science. In 1907, Leo Baekeland created the first synthetic polymer, Bakelite, by reacting phenol and formaldehyde. Bakelite was then publicly introduced in 1909. Polymer Casting: Operations carried out on polymeric materials to increase their utility. The conversion of polymeric raw materials into useful finished products. Processes of polymer casting: 1. Thermoforming 2. Compression and transfer molding 3. Rotational molding and sintering 4. Extrusion 5. Extrusion-based processes 6. Injection molding 7. Blow molding 8. Plastic foam molding Selection of a process depends upon: ? - Quantity and production rate. ? - Dimensional accuracy and surface finish. ? - Form and detail of the product. ? - Nature of material. ? - Size of final product. Phases of polymer processing: 1. Heating - To soften or melt the plastic. 2. Shaping / Forming - Under constraint of some kind like application of specific pressure etc. 3. Cooling