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Undergraduate |
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Leader:
Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2006 (Day)
Synopsis: Commodity application and requirements; specialty applications and requirements; processing with thermosets and elastomers; interrelationship of network polymers with other polymers; crosslinking processes; molecular architecture and gelation; curing kinetics; solidification diagram and the role of vitrification; influence of crosslinking on Tg, modulus and swelling; effect of crosslinking on ultimate properties; monitoring of cure; toughening mechanisms and improvement of properties.
Assessment:
Contact Hours: 25 lectures, practice classes and practical classes