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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Engineering : Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

436-463 Advanced Materials

Credit Points:

7.1

Coordinator:

Mr G. Pratt

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

26 hours of lectures and 13 practice classes

Objectives:

Upon completion students should: understand the most common polymer and composite materials and develop an appreciation of the interrelationship between the structure, processing and properties of materials and of key factors in the selection of appropriate materials for specific applications.

Content:

Basic concepts. The glass transition and secondary relaxations in amorphous and semi-crystalline polymers. Fracture mechanics. Impact. Environmental stress cracking. Crazing. Creep. Rational mechanical design data for polymers and composites. Dielectric relaxation spectrometry. Polymer blends. Case studies which illustrate the interdependence between component function, material properties, manufacturing processes and design.

Assessment:

Project work and assignments to a maximum of 5000 words or equivalent; a two-hour end-of-semester paper.
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