CONACyT: Influence of Engineering Process Variables on the Mechanical Properties of Aromatic Polyesters and CoPolyesters

本研究旨在考察工程工艺变量对芳香族聚酯和共聚酯力学性能的影响。该提案是对NSF 96-4，NSF-CONACyT协作研究机会的回应。这是田纳西大学和圣路易斯波托西自治大学之间在聚合物工程方面已经成功的合作研究项目的延伸和加强。将进行基础研究，以确定形态控制变量和关键机械性能之间的关系，并将这些结果扩展到材料的加工特性。建议确定作为冷却速度和成核剂的函数的聚合物和共聚物的行为，并将所产生的结构与机械性能相关联。这项工作的成功完成将增加对工业加工过程中机械性能控制的基本知识。橡树岭国家实验室(ORNL)已同意通过进行具体分析参与该项目。

This research effort is directed at examining the engineering process variables on the mechanical properties of aromatic polyesters and copolyesters. The proposal was submitted in response to NSF 96-4, NSF-CONACyT Collaborative Research opportunities. It is an extension and augmentation of an already successful cooperative research program in polymer engineering between the University of Tennessee and the Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi. Basic research studies will be under taken to determine the relations between morphological control variables and critical mechanical properties and to extend those results to the processing characteristics of the materials. It is proposed to determine the behavior of the polymers and copolymers as a function of cooling rate and nucleating agents and to relate the structures generated to the mechanical properties. Successful completion of the effort will increase the basic knowledge on the control of the mechanical properties during industrial processing. The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has agreed to participate in the project by conducting specific analysis.