polymers

• What are the stock sizes of polymers?

  Rods, sheets, and tubes
• In what forms can polymers be purchased?

  Granules, pellets, and powder
• How can polymers be transformed into foam?

  They can be blown into foam
• What process allows polymers to be made into film?

  Heated and rolled into film
• What can be done with granules and powders of polymers?

  They can be melted and formed into shapes
• What are the various forms and processes of polymer manipulation?

  • Stock sizes: rods, sheets, tubes
  • Purchase forms: granules, pellets, powder
  • Transformation: blown into foam
  • Process: heated and rolled into film
  • Granules/powders: melted and formed into non-stock shapes