ABSTRACT
Conductance behavior is dependent on the material and what is conducted. For instance, polymeric materials are considered poor conductors of sound, heat, electricity, and applied forces in comparison to metals. Typical polymers have the ability to transfer and “mute” these factors. For instance, as force is applied, a polymer network transfers the forces between neighboring parts of the polymer chain and between neighboring chains. Because the polymer matrix is seldom as closely packed as a metal, the various polymer units are able to absorb (mute, absorption through simple translation or movement of polymer atoms, vibrational and rotational changes) as well as transfer (share) this energy. Similar explanations can be given for the relatively poor conductance of other physical forces.
