高分子材料加工技术专业英语 Introduction to Plastics Materials 13.Introduction to Engineering Materials.pptVIP

ME 260: Introduction to Engineering Materials Chapter 15. Polymer Structures 14.* CHAPTER 14 Polymer Structures INTRODUCTION Natural Polymers ? Leather, wood, rubber, cellulose, cotton, wool. Synthetic polymers? Synthesized from small organic molecules. CHEMISTRY OF POLYMER MOLECULES Hydrocarbons (many organic materials)= composed of hydrogen and carbon Covalent Bonding H-C-H H H Methane Ethylene Similarly POLYMERISATION Mers = small structural entities making up the ‘poly’mer. Ethylene(C2H4) gas CAN BE CONVERTED TO POLYETHYLENE(PE) Solid Catalyst bonding sat