Plastics Testing-1
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Plastics Testing-1 Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Plastics Testing-1 (subject code 3142311) as prescribed for Plastic · Semester 4 divides the course into 6 units, covering 31 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 (3142311)Unit 1 INTRODUCTION
- Basic concept
- Purposes of testing
- specification and standards
- purpose of specifications
- test conditioning
- precautions required in plastic testing
- quality control
- list of applicable standards
Unit 2 SPECIMEN PREPARATION TECHNIQUE
- specimen preparation from thermoplastic- Specimen preparation from rigid & soft plastic sheet
- specimen preparation from films
- specimen preparation from thermo-set materials
Unit 3 IDENTIFICATION ANALYSIS OF PLASTICS MATERIALS
- Plastic Identification chart
- Identification of plastics materials- (i) thermoplastic (ii) thermosetting plastics
- Miscellaneous observations - Visual
- copper wire test
- Burning test
- Solubility- Solvents and non solvents for plastics
Unit 4 ANALYTICAL TESTS
- Specific gravity
- Density-by-Density Gradient Technique
- Bulk Density
- Water absorption
Unit 5 FLOW PROPERTIES Introduction to Flow Properties, Melt Flow Index, Spiral Flow,
- Cup Flow
Unit 6 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
- Introduction to stress-strain curves
- Tensile properties
- Flexural properties
- Impact properties
- Compressive properties
- Burst Strength
- Shear Strength
- Tear Strength
- Creep and Stress relaxation 20 Subject Code: 3142311 w.e.f
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