Thermal Analysis/Deformation
Time & Temperature/Other Properties/Permeation
Addition Polymers
Condensation Polymers
Grab Bag
100

This is equal to the load (force) applied over an area

What is stress?

100

The transfer of substances originally present in the plastic material into the packaged product.

What is migration?

100

This is the polymer for formed from this monomer: C2H4

What is polyethylene?

100

If you melt PET with any of this present, it will degrade and lose molecular weight.

What is water?

100

In Georgia, it is illegal to eat this with a fork.

What is fried chicken?

200

The area of a stress strain curve in which there is an increase in elongation with little to no increase in stress.

What is cold drawing?

200

This test holds a polymer at a fixed load and measures the amount of resulting stress over time or with increased temperature.

What is stress relaxation?

200

The most common initiator used in addition chain growth polymerization is this.

What is free radical?

200

This is the family of condensation polymers that are formed from the combination of an amino group + carboxyl group.

What are polyamides?

200

Of the six main characters on the TV show “Friends,” this character never got married.

Who is Joey?

300

This thermal analysis test shows the change in length of a material as temperature is increased.

What is TMA (ThermoMechanical Analysis)?

300

These are the 4 regions of a time temperature superposition.

What are glassy, leathery, rubbery plateau, and viscous flow?

300

This type of catalyst is used to create linear polyethylene (HDPE).

What is Zieglar Natta?

300

This is how we determine the numeric part of the naming convention for Nylon.

What is the number of Carbons in the monomers?

300

This celebrity has hosted SNL the most.

Who is Alec Baldwin?

400

This region of a stress strain cure is when we will no longer view elastic deformation for even a portion of the material.

What is strain hardening?

400

The area underneath a stress strain curve up until the yield point is known as this value.

What is resilience?

400

This catalyst breaks the rules that govern traditional polyethylenes and allows for unique performance characteristics.

What is metallocenes?

400

This polyamide is formed using a ring-opening technique and was created to get around the Dow patent for a similar product.

What is Nylon 6?

400

This is the national animal of Scotland.

What is the unicorn?

500

This type of thermal analysis can be used to study degradation properties of polymers.

What is TGA or Thermogravimetric Analysis?
500

When measuring the increase in weight of a salty snack package over a period of time, when there is a period of time when there is no longer any increase in weight we know that this has occured for the package, snack and the atmosphere.

What is equilibrium?

500

This polymer is formed from this repeating unit: C2H2Cl2

What is polyvinylidene chloride?

500

This condensation polymer is formed by the combination of terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol.

What is polyethylene terephthalate? 

500

This is the number of states the Appalachian Trail crosses.

What is 14 states?

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