Courses Handbook 2008

1681 (v.4) Materials and Technology 112


Area: Department of Applied Physics
Credits: 12.5
Contact Hours: 4.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Laboratory: 1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly
Syllabus: Introduction to plastics and rubbers: history, classification, advantages/disadvantages and uses. Polymer chemistry and structure: polymerisation reactions and structures. Ingredients of plastics and rubbers: resins, additives, reinforcements and fillers. Properties of plastics and rubbers: electrical, optical, thermal and mechanical properties and flammability. Forms of plastics: adhesives, films, foams, filaments and fibres, coatings and composites. Production techniques: moulding, extrusion, laminating. Health and safety: hazards, toxicity, waste pollution and recycling.
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 010301 Physics
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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