In: Mechanical Engineering
why is the linear coefficient of thermal expansion in polymers greater than that of ceramic?
Linear coefficient of thermal expansion of polymers greater than
ceramics .So whatever amount of heat they absorb from surrounding
or any other source, most of them is used in increasing interatomic
distance rather than increasing the temperature of the polymer.The
highest values in polymers are found among linear and branched
polymers as they can expand more because of the lack of large
number of intercrossing. other good reason can be because of the
following fact: polymers are covalently bonded material
and ceramic are ionic bonded material.covalent bonds do not let
atoms exchange electrons like ionic bonds do.