Basic of Plastic Material Testing
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The official GTU curriculum for Basic of Plastic Material Testing (subject code 2132303) as prescribed for Plastic · Semester 3 divides the course into 6 units, covering 35 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2132303)Unit 1 INTRODUCTION
- Basic concept
- Purposes of testing
- specification and standards
- purpose of specifications
- test conditions and conditioning of test specimens
- precautions required in plastic testing
- quality control
- list of applicable standards- ASTM, ISO, BS
Unit 2 SPECIMEN PREPARATION TECHNIQUE
- specimen preparation from thermoplastic-Injection molding
- compression molding- Specimen preparation from rigid plastic sheet
- specimen preparation from soft plastic sheet
- specimen preparation from films
- specimen preparation from thermo-set materials - for tensile
- abrasion and hardness samples
Unit 3 IDENTIFICATION ANALYSIS OF PLASTICS MATERIALS
- Miscellaneous observations- Visual
- copper wire test
- Burning test
- Identification of plastics materials- (i) thermoplastic- PE, PP, PVC, PS, PC, Nylon, ABS, fluoropolymers
- cellulose acetate etc
- (ii) thermosetting plastics- Epoxy, PF, UF, MF, Polyesters
- silicones etc
- Plastic Identification chart
Unit 4 ANALYTICAL TESTS
- Specific gravity
- Density measurement of various plastics-PP, PE, PS, PVC, PMMA
- Nylon, ABS, etc.
- Water absorption
- Solubility of plastics- Solvents and non solvents for plastics
Unit 5 SHORT TERM MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
- Tensile properties- stress-strain behaviour
- Flexural properties
- Impact properties
- Compressive properties
Unit 6 FLOW PROPERTIES
- Introduction to Flow Properties
- Melt Flow Index
- Spiral Flow
- Cup Flow
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