Key words
Objectives
This course demonstrates that a lot of mechanical, physical and chemical
properties of plastics has a structural background by wich the behaviour of
the material can be predicted, in most cases.
In a second part it is indicated that plastics remain sensitive to chemical
attack, forced by man or by nature, as well in solution, in the melt, as in
the solid phase, with chain breakage or chain modification as result.
Topics
Part 1: relation between structure en properties:
States of aggregation, chain flexibility; characterization of the different
states and state transitions of amorphous and crystalline polymers;
characterization of copolymers and blends; time dependent phenomenons.
Part 2: chemical modification of plastics:
Modification of structure; cross-linking and vulcanization, reactive
processing; polymer degradation, recycling.
Prerequisites
The students must have a sufficient knowledge of the different branches in
chemistry as from the general materials science.
Final Objectives
Materials used
Teacher's course. Additional notes and background information, given during
the lectures, belong also to the examination subject.
Textbooks for optional background information:
* "Polymers: Chemistry & Physics of Modern Materials", J. Cowie; Blackie,
1991.
* "Saechtling Int. Plastics Handbook", W. Woebcken; Hanser Publishers, 1995.
* Journals on polymers and plastics.
Study costs
Study guidance
Teaching Methods
Lectures.
Assessment
Written examination with oral explanation (open questions concerning the
course and the additional notes).
Lecturer(s)
Paul VANHEE
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