1680 (v.4) Materials and Technology 102
| Area: | Department of Applied Physics |
| Credits: | 12.5 |
| Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
| ** 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: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| 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. Health and Safety - hazards, toxicity, waste pollution, 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 |
| Funding Cluster: | 08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying |
| SOLT (Online) Definitions*: | Not Online *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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