Testing of Plastic Products - I
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The official GTU curriculum for Testing of Plastic Products - I (subject code BE04053031) as prescribed for Plastics · Semester 4 divides the course into 6 units, covering 44 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 (BE04053031)Unit 1 Introduction to Plastic Testing & Standards
- Basic concepts and purpose of testing
- need for testing
- classification of tests
- specifications and standards
- purpose of specifications
- sampling methods
- test conditioning
- precautions in plastic testing
- calibration of testing equipment
- role of testing in quality control
Unit 2 Specimen Preparation Techniques
- Importance of standard specimen preparation
- specimen preparation from thermoplastics (injection moulded
- extruded samples)
- rigid & soft plastic sheets
- films and thermoset materials
- die punching
- conditioning of specimens as per standards
Unit 3 Identification of Plastic Materials
- Plastic identification chart
- identification of thermoplastics and thermosetting plastics
- Identification methods: Visual inspection
- touch and feel
- copper wire test
- burning test
- solubility behavior
- solvents and non‑solvents for plastics
Unit 4 Physical Testing of Plastics
- Density and specific gravity
- moisture content
- ash content
- filler content
- melt flow index (MFI/MFR)
- hardness testing
Unit 5 Mechanical Testing
- Flexural & Compression: Stress–strain behaviour of plastics
- elastic and plastic deformation
- tensile strength
- elongation at break
- compression testing
- flexural testing
- introduction to creep and stress relaxation
Unit 6 Impact Testing & Basic Rheological Concepts
- Izod and Charpy impact testing
- falling dart impact test
- effect of temperature and strain rate on impact strength
- basic concepts of rheology
- capillary rheometer
- behaviour of polymer melts
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