Polymers and Elastomers — Lesson 2, Part 3

 

Next, we will be investigating polymers and elastomers. The fact that we have separated these two categories may be confusing to some, as technically elastomers ARE polymers. Why such a distinction in our material families then?

 


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References:
Ansys Granta EduPack 2021R1
Callister, W. D., & Rethwisch, D. G. (2018). Materials science and engineering : an introduction (10th ed.). Wiley.