This document discusses the mechanical properties of viscoelastic materials. It covers topics like stress/strain behavior, creep, toughness, reinforcement, and modifiers. It explains how polymer chemistry, structures, and properties influence product performance. Key factors that determine a plastic's mechanical response are intermolecular forces, temperature, time under load, degree of crystallinity, and molecular weight. A plastic can behave as an elastic solid, viscoelastic solid, viscoelastic fluid, or viscous fluid depending on these factors. Tests like tensile testing, impact testing, and dynamic mechanical analysis are used to characterize mechanical properties.