Plastics Testing and Characterization detailed syllabus for Plastics Technology (Plastics) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University 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. The detailed syllabus of plastics testing and characterization is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION TO STANDARDS AND IDENTIFICATION OF PLASTICS 9
Importance of testing, Standard and specifications- National and International standards-BIS, ASTM, ISO,BS,DIN,JIS,UL etc- Laboratory accreditations – NABL, NABCB, APLAC, FDA, ROHS, UL & REACH.
Identification of plastics by simple methods e.g., visual inspection, density, effects of heat, combustion and solvents analysis, melting & Softening point, elemental analysis, confirmation test analytical techniques used for identification and quantification of additives and fillers.
Unit II
TESTING OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES 9
Preconditioning and test atmosphere, Specimen preparation techniques – Moulding, Contour cutting, contour punching,. Techniques for testing of Short term mechanical properties of Plastics – Stress – Strain curve, toughness, brittle and ductile nature of materials, Tensile, Flexural, Compression, Shear, Impact strength, Tear, abrasion, Hardness and friction test.
Unit III
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Unit IV
TESTING OF ENDURANCE, PERMANENCE AND WEATHERING PROPERTIES 9 Fatigue properties-burst strength- folding endurance, Compression set, Long term mechanical properties: -creep & Stress relaxation. Permanence Properties: Water absorption-soluble and insoluble matter-chemical resistance- environmental stress cracking resistance, gas permeabilitywater vapour permeability. Thermal endurance, thermal stability, thermal ageing, glass transition temperature, moulding shrinkage. Weathering properties: Weather and Climatic impact on properties of plastics-Natural (outdoor) and Accelerated weathering (UV-A, UV-B & UV-C), Colour fastness
Unit V
ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES 9
Characterization Principles and analysis of polymers / plastics –Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR),UV-Visible spectroscopy, Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA), Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Electron Microscope (SEM & TEM), Chromatography (GPC, GC-MS, HPLC, CHNSO analyzer), Rheometer (Capillary, Rotational Rheometer)
Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course,
- Students are able to identify the plastic materials by simple methods as well as by analytical characterization.
- Students will be able to test and understand the chemical, mechanical, electrical, optical, thermal, and permanence properties of plastics.
- Students will be able the principles of plastics testing and characterization.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Brown; Paul F (Ed), Hand Book of Plastics Test Methods, Longman Scientific and Technical, Harlow (1988).
- Shah, Vishnu, Hand Book of Plastics Testing Technology, John Wiley and Sons, SPE Monograph (1984).
- Blythe; A. R., Electrical Properties of Polymers, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (1979).
- Hubert Lobo, Jose V. Bonilla, “Handbook of Plastics Analysis”, Taylor & Francis 2003.
For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Plastics Technology, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit Plastics 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
For all Plastics Technology results, visit Anna University Plastics all semester results direct link.