Materials Science C

[Name]

To speed things up can we post and answer simultaneously and if the answer is incorrect, correct them later? Because this thread is going kinda slowly

[IcsTam]

To speed things up can we post and answer simultaneously and if the answer is incorrect, correct them later? Because this thread is going kinda slowly

Works for me, I definitely want this to move faster

[JavaScriptCoder]

Well, this forum seems a little dead, so I'll revitalize it.

Describe the function of each of the following: Plasticizer, Filler, Stabilizer, Lubricant.

A plasticizer makes a material less brittle, a filler (name is a bit self-explanatory) fills gaps, a stabilizer prevents the breakdown of an emulsion (from what I've learned liquid-liquid colloids are insanely unstable) and a lubricant decreases friction. Is it right?

So for filler, I would specify that it improves tensile strength and directional stability in the polymer. Otherwise, that's right! Your turn

Ok, name this chemical (I think it could be covered in materials science):

[IcsTam]

Well, this forum seems a little dead, so I'll revitalize it.


A plasticizer makes a material less brittle, a filler (name is a bit self-explanatory) fills gaps, a stabilizer prevents the breakdown of an emulsion (from what I've learned liquid-liquid colloids are insanely unstable) and a lubricant decreases friction. Is it right?

So for filler, I would specify that it improves tensile strength and directional stability in the polymer. Otherwise, that's right! Your turn

Ok, name this chemical (I think it could be covered in materials science):

Benzoyl Cyanide

[JavaScriptCoder]

So for filler, I would specify that it improves tensile strength and directional stability in the polymer. Otherwise, that's right! Your turn

Ok, name this chemical (I think it could be covered in materials science):

Benzoyl Cyanide

Very well, I'll give that to you. The IUPAC name is technically phenylglyoxylnitrile but it is more commonly known as that. Your turn (make sure to include your question in the answer so it goes faster).

[IcsTam]

Explain the process of free-radical polymerization.

[JavaScriptCoder]

Explain the process of free-radical polymerization.

Free-radicals are particles that have unpaired valence electrons. The process of free radical polymerization is like chain-growth polymerization: Free radicals append themselves to the end of the polymer chain. Next question.
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Name the points on the stress-strain curve (1, 2, 3, 4).

BONUS POINTS:

Which of these curves is most likely to be representative of a thermoplastic polymer? (Getting the images without labels was the hardest part tbh)

[IcsTam]

Explain the process of free-radical polymerization.

Free-radicals are particles that have unpaired valence electrons. The process of free radical polymerization is like chain-growth polymerization: Free radicals append themselves to the end of the polymer chain. Next question.
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Name the points on the stress-strain curve (1, 2, 3, 4).

BONUS POINTS:

Which of these curves is most likely to be representative of a thermoplastic polymer? (Getting the images without labels was the hardest part tbh)

1 is the material at rest (is there a more precise term for this?). 2 is the yield point. 3 is the ultimate tensile strength. 4 is fracture

BONUS: Red curve is thermoplastic. Explain what compression and injection molding are and the difference between the two.