Metal momentum transport properties

Momentum Transport Properties of Metals and Alloys Inviscid Systems... 

Unlike metals, in which momentum transport properties are generally limited to the molten state, and ceramics, in which momentum transport properties are primarily (but not always) described by the solution state, polymers can be found in either the solution or molten state. As a result, many of the principles that have been previously discussed apply to polymers, especially with regard to non-Newtonian behavior. There are, however, a few viscosity-related concepts, exclusive to polymers, that we will describe here. 

Given the vast number of possible matrix-reinforcement combinations in composites and the relative inability of current theories to describe the viscosity of even the most compositionally simple suspensions and solutions, it is fruitless to attempt to describe the momentum transport properties of composite precursors in a general manner. There are, however, two topics that can be addressed here in an introductory fashion flow properties of matrix/reinforcement mixtures and flow of matrix precursor materials through the reinforcement. In both cases, we will concentrate on the flow of molten polymeric materials or precursors, since the vast majority of high-performance composites are polymer-based. Fnrthermore, the principles here are general, and they apply to the flnid-based processing of most metal-, ceramic-, and polymer-matrix composites. 

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