Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 39). / Baroplastic materials are pressure miscible systems that can be molded by the application of pressure at low/room temperature. They have the potential to replace traditional thermoplastic elastomers in many applications. To quantitatively determine the competitiveness of baroplastic materials in current markets, a detailed cost model was developed. Embedded in the cost model is a polymer flow model that predicts processing times as a function of processing pressure. The raw material cost of baroplastics was roughly estimated to input into the cost model. The results of the cost model show that baroplastics have a significant economic advantage over thermoplastic elastomers due, mostly, to the greatly reduced cycle times associated with processing baroplastic materials. Recommendations for future work include developing a more refined estimate of the raw material price of baroplastics as well as investigating the costs of more specific applications. / by Sarah H. Ibrahim. / M.Eng.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MIT/oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/33622 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Creators | Ibrahim, Sarah H |
| Contributors | Anne Mayes., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering. |
| Publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Source Sets | M.I.T. Theses and Dissertation |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 70 leaves, 3001259 bytes, 3004112 bytes, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf |
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