Composite Materials detailed syllabus for Plastics Technology (Plastics) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Plastics students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Plastics Technology 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Plastics 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-I scheme and its subjects refer to Plastics Professional Elective-I syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of composite materials is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
REINFORCEMENTS FOR COMPOSITES 9
Composites- classifications – metal matrix composites, ceramic matrix composites, Polymer Composites- general properties and applications- Reinforcements: Properties and applications of -various types of glass fiber, carbon fibers, aramid fibers, boron fibers, natural fibers.
Unit II
GENERAL PURPOSE RESINS 9
Methods of manufacturing- properties, curing characteristics and applications of unsaturated polyesters – vinyl ester -phenol formaldehyde resin-urea formaldehyde resin-melamine formaldehyde resin.
Unit III
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Unit IV
PROCESSING OF COMPOSITES 9
Composites Processing techniques – Hand Lay-Up, Spray- Up, Bag Molding, Resin Transfer Molding (RTM), Filament Winding, Pultrusion, Prepregs, SMC, DMC.
Unit V
LAMINATES & TESTING OF COMPOSITES 9
Mechanics of composites-Fracture and damage mechanics – laminates –delamination -Measurement of physical and mechanical properties: density-fibre volume fraction-void content, test for tensile-compression- flexural in fiber direction –Non- Destructive Evaluation Methods for Composites – Visual Inspection, Ultrasonic Methods, X-Ray Imaging.
Course Outcomes:
Upon completing this course, the students
- Will familiarize about the resins used in FRP system
- Will attain the knowledge of reinforcement mechanism
- Will able to understand the processing methods of composites
- Will attain the knowledge post processing operations of composites
- Will develop the knowledge in testing of composites
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- G Lubin, “Hand Book of Composites”, 2nd Ed, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1982.
- F.L. Matthews and R.D. Rawlings, ‘Composite materials: engineering and science’, Chapman and Hall, 1994.
- P.K. Mallick, ‘Composites Engineering Handbook’, Marcel Dekker Inc.NY., 1997.
- D. Hull and T. W. Clyne, “An introduction to Composite Materials 2nd Ed”, Cambridge, 1996
- B.T. Astrom, “Manufacturing of Composites”, Chapman & Hall, 1997.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Plastics Technology 5th Sem, visit Plastics 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
For all Plastics Technology results, visit Anna University Plastics all semester results direct link.