This useful bridge between polymer engineering and polymer physics provides a comprehensive account of solid phase polymer processing, with particular emphasis on the formation of oriented polymers in the form of fibers, films, and solid sections, including rods, sheets, and tubes.

Solid Phase Processing of Polymers explains how such oriented materials can be produced by a wide range of techniques, including tensile drawing, die drawing, ram extrusion, and hydrostatic extrusion. It also discusses how the development of molecular orientation and structural changes lead to improvements in properties, especially in mechanical properties.

Target Audience: This should serve as a valuable tool for experienced polymer scientists and technologists and as a useful introduction for those entering this field.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Deformation Mechanisms and Morphology of Crystalline Polymers

Characterization of Orientation

Solid State Processing of Fibers

High Modulus Fibers

Development of Molecular Orientation During Biaxial Film Tentering of PET

Rolling and Roll-Drawing of Semi-Crystalline Thermoplastics

Planar Deformation of Thermoplastics

Solid State Extrusion and Die Drawing

Mathematical Modelling

Index