Textile & Metal Reinforcement of Elastomers
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The official GTU curriculum for Textile & Metal Reinforcement of Elastomers (subject code BE04026031) as prescribed for Rubber · Semester 4 divides the course into 8 units, covering 45 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 (BE04026031)Unit 1 General Introduction
- Classification of Textiles
- Textile terms & Definitions
- Fiber Properties
- Fiber Morphology
- Property requirements of yarns for industrial uses
- Production of textile yarns & cords
- Textile & rubber composites
- Production & properties of textile
Unit 2 Textile Reinforcements
- Production methods and properties of fibers: Rayon
- Glass Cord and fabric constructions: Production of single end reinforcements
- Fabric production
- non-woven fabrics
- The design of woven fabric
- Pré- treatment and surface modification of cords
Unit 3 Rubber-to-textile adhesion systems
- Basic principles of adhesion
- Method of achieving adhesion between textile and rubber
- Mechanisms of physical and chemical adhesion
- Surface energy
- interfacial compatibility Adhesion test methods: Peel strength
- lap shear Dipping techniques and bonding agents: Dipping
- plasma, UV, and chemical bonding techniques Coating of textiles with rubber compounds
- Latex proofing
- Coating of steel cords, etc
Unit 4 Rubber-Fiber/Short-Fiber Composites
- Fiber handling & compounding with Rubber
- Properties & examples of application
- Short-Fiber Composite concepts
- Applications in rubber of santoweb short-fibers
- Enhancement of rubber properties via short kevlar aramid fibers
- Extrusion of short fiber reinforced rubber
- Fibrous magnesium silicate as a high volume & high modulus reinforcing filler in rubber composites
Unit 5 Surface Treatment for Metal
- Corona discharge
- Acid etching
- Plasma treatment & other methods
Unit 6 Adhesion, Corrosion and Staining
- Adhesion to metals
- Corrosion of, and adhesion to metals
Unit 7 Rubber to Metal Bonding
- Elements of rubber to metal system
- Mechanical and chemical treatment
- Application methods of rubber to metal bonding agent
- Metal cleaning
- Program Name: Engineering Level: Under Graduate Branch: Rubber Technology Subject Code : BE04026031 Subject Name : Textile & Metal Reinforcement of Elastomers Surface treatment
- Rubber to metal assemblies
- Manufacturing methods
- Insert moulding
- Problem solving in rubber to metal bonding
Unit 8 Wet blast preparation and the subsequent phosphating process and related equipment
- Advantages and Other benefits
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