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327-0606-AAL 3 Credits MSC D-MATL
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Polymers II

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Theo A. Tervoort, Dr. Thomas-Bruno Schweizer
Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit.
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Abstract

Principles of polymer technology

Objective

To obtain an understanding of the engineering aspects of structure and properties of solid polymers. Influence of polymer processing on properties of solid polymers.

Content

1. Crystallization of semi-crystalline polymers 2. Glass transition of amorphous polymers 3. Mechanical properties of solid polymers 4. Examples of polymer processing 5. Laboratory exercises

Resources

Lecture Notes

In consultation with the teachers (Tervoort and Schweizer).

Literature

W. Kaiser, Kunststoffchemie für Ingenieure (Hanser, München, 2005)

General Information

Language
English
Levels
MSC
Frequency
Semesterly recurring

Examination

Type
end-of-semester examination
Mode
oral 30 minutes

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
revision course / private study Polymers II
Self-study course. No presence required.
No time listed 90 h semesterly

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