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1681 (v.4) Materials and Technology 112
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Department of Applied Physics |
| Credits: |
12.5 |
| Contact Hours: |
4.0 |
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| ** 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. ** |
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| Lecture: |
1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: |
1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly |
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| Syllabus: |
Introduction to plastics and rubbers - history, classification, advantages/disadvantages, uses. Polymer chemistry and structure - polymerisation reactions, structures. Ingredients of plastics and rubbers - resins, additives, reinforcements, fillers. Properties of plastics and rubbers - electrical, optical, thermal and mechanical properties, flammability. Forms of plastics - adhesives, films, foams, filaments and fibres, coatings, composites. Production techniques - moulding, extrusion, laminating. Healthand Safety - hazards, toxicity, waste pollution, recycling. |
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| ** 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. ** |
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| Field of Education: | 010301 Physics | | Funding Cluster: | 08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying | | SOLT (Online) Definitions*: | Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information | | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability |
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Internal |
Partially Online Internal |
Area External |
Central External |
Fully Online |
| 2005 |
Bentley Campus |
Semester 1 |
Y |
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| 2005 |
Bentley Campus |
Semester 2 |
Y |
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Area
External |
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
Partially
Online
Internal | refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External |
Fully
Online | refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External |
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