Melt Rheology and Its Role in Plastics Processing

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxi

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2. Introduction to Rheology

   • John M. Dealy, Kurt F. Wissbrun

   Pages 1-41

3. Linear Viscoelasticity

   • John M. Dealy, Kurt F. Wissbrun

   Pages 42-102

4. Introduction to Nonlinear Viscoelasticity

   • John M. Dealy, Kurt F. Wissbrun

   Pages 103-152

5. Steady Simple Shear Flow and the Viscometric Functions

   • John M. Dealy, Kurt F. Wissbrun

   Pages 153-178

6. Transient Shear Flows Used to Study Nonlinear Viscoelasticity

   • John M. Dealy, Kurt F. Wissbrun

   Pages 179-230

7. Extensional Flow Properties and Their Measurement

   • John M. Dealy, Kurt F. Wissbrun

   Pages 231-268

8. Rotational and Sliding Surface Rheometers

   • John M. Dealy, Kurt F. Wissbrun

   Pages 269-297

9. Flow in Capillaries, Slits and Dies

   • John M. Dealy, Kurt F. Wissbrun

   Pages 298-344

10. Rheo-Optics and Molecular Orientation

    • John M. Dealy, Kurt F. Wissbrun

    Pages 345-364

11. Effects of Molecular Structure

    • John M. Dealy, Kurt F. Wissbrun

    Pages 365-389

12. Rheology of Multiphase Systems

    • John M. Dealy, Kurt F. Wissbrun

    Pages 390-409

13. Chemorheology of Reacting Systems

    • John M. Dealy, Kurt F. Wissbrun

    Pages 410-423

14. Rheology of Thermotropic Liquid Crystal Polymers

    • John M. Dealy, Kurt F. Wissbrun

    Pages 424-440

15. Role of Rheology in Extrusion

    • John M. Dealy, Kurt F. Wissbrun

    Pages 441-490

16. Role of Rheology in Injection Molding

    • John M. Dealy, Kurt F. Wissbrun

    Pages 491-508

17. Role of Rheology in Blow Molding

    • John M. Dealy, Kurt F. Wissbrun

    Pages 509-530

18. Role of Rheology in Film Blowing and Sheet Extrusion

    • John M. Dealy, Kurt F. Wissbrun

    Pages 531-556

19. On-Line Measurement of Rheological Properties

    • John M. Dealy, Kurt F. Wissbrun

    Pages 557-566

20. Industrial Use of Rheometers

    • John M. Dealy, Kurt F. Wissbrun

    Pages 567-600

This book is designed to fulfill a dual role. On the one hand it provides a description of the rheological behavior of molten poly­ mers. On the other, it presents the role of rheology in melt processing operations. The account of rheology emphasises the underlying principles and presents results, but not detailed deriva­ tions of equations. The processing operations are described qualita­ tively, and wherever possible the role of rheology is discussed quantitatively. Little emphasis is given to non-rheological aspects of processes, for example, the design of machinery. The audience for which the book is intended is also dual in It includes scientists and engineers whose work in the nature. plastics industry requires some knowledge of aspects of rheology. Examples are the polymer synthetic chemist who is concerned with how a change in molecular weight will affect the melt viscosity and the extrusion engineer who needs to know the effects of a change in molecular weight distribution that might result from thermal degra­ dation. The audience also includes post-graduate students in polymer science and engineering who wish to acquire a more extensive background in rheology and perhaps become specialists in this area. Especially for the latter audience, references are given to more detailed accounts of specialized topics, such as constitutive relations and process simulations. Thus, the book could serve as a textbook for a graduate level course in polymer rheology, and it has been used for this purpose.

• elasticity
• Extrusion
• flow
• fluid
• fluid mechanics
• mechanics
• plasticity
• plastics
• polymer
• polymer science
• rheology
• rubber
• stress
• viscosity

• Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

  John M. Dealy

• Hoechst Celanese Research Division, Summit, USA

  Kurt F. Wissbrun

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