The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Materials processing technology 2014 (swe) - Materials
- Materials processing technology 2015 (swe) - Materials
- Materials processing technology 2016 - Materials
- Materials processing technology 2017 - Materials
- Materials processing technology 2018 - Materials
- Materials processing technology 2019 - Materials
- Materials processing technology 2020 - Materials
- Materials processing technology 2014 - Materials
- Materials processing technology 2015 - Materials
- Materials processing technology 2016 - Materials
- Materials processing technology 2017 - Materials
- Materials processing technology 2018 - Materials
- Materials processing technology 2019 - Materials
- Mechanical and sustainability engineering 2020 - Materials
The course takes place in period
4 (2022-03-14 to 2022-07-31)
Level/category
Teaching language
English
Type of course
Compulsory
Cycle/level of course
First
Recommended year of study
2
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
This study unit focuses on the advanced material technology competencies.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student is expected to be able to characterise the viscoelastic behaviour of polymers. The student is able to evaluate the creep, relaxation and recovery behaviour of polymeric materials by selecting appropriate viscoelastic models. As an effective, the student is able to understand influence of temperature on the mechanical properties of polymers. In addition, using time-temperature superposition, the student is able to evaluate modulus of the materials at selected temperatures.
Course contents
Polymeric materials and their thermomechanical properties:
- amorphous solid state
- crystalline solid state
- Mechanical Properties
- Viscoelasticity/Maxwell model/
- Viscoelasticity/Kelvin/Voigt model/
- The Standard Linear Solid Models
- effect of temperature on mechanical properties.
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Polymer Chemistry [PT-1-005],Linear algebra, Differential calculus, Integral calculus
Recommended or required reading
-Plastic Engineering, 3rd/4th edition/ R J Crawford
-The Mechanical Properties of Solid Polymers/ I M Ward & J Sweeney
-Thermal Analysis of Polymers/ J.D Menczel & P.B.Prime
Study activities
- Lectures - 40 hours
- Individual- and group instruction - 20 hours
- Small-group work - 25 hours
- Individual studies - 50 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 135 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 135 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Supported virtual education
Assessment methods
- Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
- Essays, reports, productions and portfolio
Assessment requirements
Course assignments and final exam
Teacher
Gebrehiwot Silas
Examiner
Gebrehiwot Silas
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit (43 students enrolled)
Assignments valid until
12 months after course has ended
Course enrolment period
2022-02-28 to 2022-03-27
Assessment methods
- 2019-04-01 - Exams
- 2016-03-18 - Reports and productions
Date | Time | Room | Title | Description | Organizer |
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2022-03-18 | 09:15 - 12:00 | B320 | Thermomechanical Properties | Gebrehiwot Silas | |
2022-03-25 | 09:15 - 12:00 | B320 | Thermomechanical Properties | Gebrehiwot Silas | |
2022-04-01 | 09:15 - 12:00 | B320 | Thermomechanical Properties | Gebrehiwot Silas | |
2022-04-08 | 09:15 - 12:00 | B320 | Thermomechanical Properties | Gebrehiwot Silas | |
2022-04-22 | 09:15 - 12:00 | B320 | Thermomechanical Properties | Gebrehiwot Silas | |
2022-04-29 | 09:15 - 12:00 | B320 | Thermomechanical Properties | Gebrehiwot Silas | |
2022-05-06 | 09:15 - 12:00 | B320 | Thermomechanical Properties | Gebrehiwot Silas | |
2022-05-13 | 09:15 - 12:00 | B320 | Thermomechanical Properties | Gebrehiwot Silas | |
2022-05-20 | 09:15 - 12:00 | B320 | Thermomechanical Properties | Gebrehiwot Silas |