Rubber Technology 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-II scheme and its subjects refer to Plastics Professional Elective-II syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of rubber technology is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC RUBBERS 9
Tapping latex, Processing of Latex – Dry rubber production (Smoked sheet, air dried sheet, Creep etc.) – Grading of rubbers – Modified natural rubber, Reclaimed rubber – process of reclamation -applications. Manufacturing, structure, properties, compounding, curing and applications -Polyisoprene, Polybutadiene, SBR, EPDM, Butyl rubber, Neoprene, Nitrile rubber, Silicone rubber, Fluoroelastomer, Polysulphide rubber, polyurethane rubber, Acrylic rubber.
Unit II
COMPOUNDING DESIGN AND VULCANIZATION 9
Sulphur vulcanization and non-sulphur vulcanization, vulcanization systems – accelerators, activators, promoters, antioxidants, antiozonants, processing aids, fillers and effect of fillers, Blowing agents etc.
Unit III
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Unit IV
RUBBER PRODUCT MANUFACTURING 9
Manufacturing of Belting, Hoses, Footwear, Rubber metal bonded items, sports goods, cellular rubber, tyres etc.
Unit V
RUBBER TESTING 9
Principles of Testing- Standards and specification -Line Call – out- Nomenclature- ISO and DIN, ASTM and BIS standards- Scorch and cure parameters – Techniques and instruments -Types of cure meters – Principles, applications of cure data – Processability Testing, Principle and Application.
Course Outcomes:
- Upon completion of this course, the students will acquire the knowledge of natural rubber and other synthetic elastomers.
- They learn the basics of rubber compounding and vulcanization and rubber products manufacturing.
- They will acquire knowledge on Thermoplastic elastomers,its manufacturing and applications
- Will understand the basic processing of rubber products like hose conveyor belts etc.
- Students will learn about rubber testing,its principles and applications
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Anil .K. Bhowmic, Howard L. Stephens (Edt), Handbook of Elastomers – New Developments & Technology, Marcel Decker Inc. New York 1988.
- Maurice Morton, Rubber Technology.,1998.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Plastics Technology 5th Sem, visit Plastics 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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