Module Code - Title:
MT4905
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MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY 4
Year Last Offered:
2016/7
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
To describe the roll of polymers as raw materials and show how they are converted into products.
Syllabus:
The nature of polymers, main classes of polymeric materials, their response to heat, thermoplastics and thermosets
Melt processing, materials properties affecting melt processing, introduction to rheology and rheometry.
Extrusion of plastics, extrusion techniques, factors affecting extruder output.
Injection moulding, process description and product design for injection moulding.
Blow moulding, rotational moulding, vacuum forming and related processes.
Cellular polymers, properties and processes.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
The student will understand what plastics and rubbers are and how they are converted in to products. They will be familiar with the principles of melt flow and shaping. On examination of a typical plastics product they should be able to outline the manufacturing route used.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
The ability to identify how polymeric products were manufactured. The student will be able to describe the essential features of processes used and their limitations.
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
The student will gain confidence in the operation of plastics processing equipment, in handling raw materials, production of an extruded or moulded product and in the use of associated test equipment.
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
The module will be taught through an inter-linked and inter-dependent series of lecture, tutorials and laboratory sessions.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Crawford ()
Plastics engineering
, Elsevier
Other Relevant Texts:
Strong ()
plastics, materials and processing
, Prentice Hall
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
Semester - Year to be First Offered:
Autumn
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08/09
Module Leader:
maurice.collins@ul.ie