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What is glass transition temperature? What are the factors affecting glass transition temperature? What is its significance?
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FE > Semester 1 > Applied Chemistry 1

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Years : MAY 2016

engineering chemistry
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written 8.3 years ago by gravatar for teamques10 teamques10 ★ 69k

When plastic or rubber is cooled up to certain temperature, it becomes so hard and brittle that it breaks into pieces on application of stress.

The temperature below which the polymer becomes hard, brittle and glassy and above which it is softener and flexible, is known as glass transition temperature …

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