Purpose & Overview
Polymer blending and alloying is one of the most active areas of polymer materials development. It offers the opportunity to create highly profitable, specialty materials designed to meet specific customer needs at minimum product and development costs. This course is especially designed to present the material in a simple, clear manner, emphasizing concepts rather than mathematics.

Who should attend?
This course is intended to introduce the new worker in the field to the evolving scientific principles, while giving the experienced worker an overview of a field outside their specialization. R&D professionals in the areas of manufacturing, marketing and business development come away with a practical understanding of the science and technology as it applies to their materials and products.

Instructor: Donald Witenhafer - Biography

Seminar Content
Introduction and Basic Principles Thermodynamics and Phase Diagrams
Compounding and Processing Blends
Polyphenylene Ether-Polystyrene Blends as an Example of Commercially Miscible Blends
Commercial Thermoplastics
Experimental Methods to Determine Miscibility
Polycarbonate-Polyester Alloys as Examples of Commercially Significant Immiscible Blends
Use of Solubility Parameters to Predict Miscibility

Seminar Fees	Before 4/23/08	After 4/23/08
SPE Member	$495	$595
Nonmember	$745	$745

Price Schedule

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If you do not receive a confirmation for the seminar prior to attending, please e-mail seminars@4spe.org or call SPE at +1 203-740-5403 to verify your registration.