PL6401 - PLASTICS MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS – I (Syllabus) 2013-regulation Anna University

PL6401 - PLASTICS MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS – I (Syllabus) 2013-regulation Anna University

PL6401	PLASTICS MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS – I	LPTC

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OBJECTIVES: To enable the students

• To learn about the general methods of preparation of individual class of plastic materials
• To study about the general properties, processing behaviour and applications of different class of plastic materials
• To understand about the structure- property relation of different class of plastic materials

UNIT I	HISTORY	9

Basic chemistry of polymers-nomenclature of polymers sources for raw materials- Natural Polymers - Shellac resin and natural rubber - Cellulosics - Cellulose nitrate, cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate butyrate, Ethyl cellulose & others.

UNIT II	COMMODITY THERMOPLASTICS & ITS APPLICATIONS	9

Methods of manufacturing - general properties - processing behavior and applications of the following: Polyolefin - Polyethylene, LDPE, HDPE, LLDPE, HMHDPE, Polypropylene - Homo- polymers - Copolymers - Polytyrene & Styrene copolymers - Polystyrene, HIPS, ABS,Styrene - Acrylonitrile Vinyl plastics - Polyvinyl chloride, Polyvinyl Acetate, Polyvinylidene chloride, Polyvinyl alcohol & others.

UNIT III	ENGINEERING PLASTICS & ITS APPLICATIONS	9

UHMHDPE -EPDM – EVA - Polyamides - Nylons 6, 66, 6 10, 11, 12 etc. Acrylic plastics - Polymethyl Methacrylate, Polyacrylonitrile - Polyesters - Polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate - Polycarbonate - Polyacetals

UNIT IV	HIGH PERFORMANCE PLASTICS	9

Aromatic ether - Polypheneylene oxide, Aromatic thioether - Polyphenylene sulphide, Polysulfone, Polyimides – Polyimidazoles, Polyurethane, luoropolymers - Polyvinyl fluoride, Polyvinylidene fluoride, Polytetrafluoroethylene, Polychlorotrifluoroethylene.

UNIT V	THERMOSET MATERIALS & ITS APPLICATIONS	9

Phenol formaldehyde - Urea formaldehyde - Melamine formaldehyde – Unsaturated polyesters, Alkyd resins - Epoxides - Polyurethane – Silicones - End use applications - case studies on applications – Moulding Powders

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:

Students learn about various methods of preparation of different plastic materials. They also understand about the properties of polymers based on the structure. They learn about various processing techniques suitable for particular end use applications. They can also select the individual plastic materials based on end use applications.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Plastic Materials Ed 7 - By Brydson, J A.
2. Hand Book of Plastics Materials & Technology - By Rubin, Irwin, J
3. Plastics Materials Hand Book - By Athalye, A.S
4. Polymer Science - By Gowariker, V.R & Others
5. Text Book of Polymer Science-By Billmeyer, F.W.

REFERENCES

1. Plastics Engineering Hand Book Ed. 5 & Society of the Plastic Industry Inc - By SPI.
2. Plastics Materials and Processing - By Schwartz & Goodman.
3. Plastics Materials (Properties & Application) - By Birley & Scott.
4. Modern Plastics Hand Book - By Harper.
5. Bikales; Norbert M. and Segal; Leon (Eds.), Cellulose and Cellulose Derivatives, Part IV (Volume V), Wiley- Interscience, New York, 1971.
6. Birley; Arthur W. and Scott; Martyn J., Plastics Materials: Properties and Applications, Leonard Hill, Blackie and Sons Ltd., 1982.
7. Biron; Michel, Thermoplastics and Thermoplastic Composites: Technical Information for Plastics Users, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2007.
8. Davidson; Theodore, Polymers in Electronics, ACS Symposium Series 242, American Chemical Society, Washington D. C.,1984.
9. DuBois; P, Plastics in Agriculture, Applied Science Publishers Ltd., London 1978.