Plastics Testing Technology
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Plastics Testing Technology Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Plastics Testing Technology (subject code 3712409) as prescribed for PE · Semester 1 divides the course into 5 units, covering 12 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 (3712409)Unit 1 Concepts of Testing & Identification of Plastics
- Basic concepts of testing - Specification and Standards - National and International Standards - Test specimen preparation - Pre- conditioning and test atmosphere
- Identification of plastics by simple tests - Visual examination - Density - Melting point - Solubility test - Flame test - Chemical tests
Unit 2 Mechanical Properties
- Long-term mechanical properties – Creep – stress relation.Short-term Mechanical Properties: Tensile properties - Flexural properties - Compressive properties - Shear properties - Impact properties - Tear resistance - Hardness tests - Abrasion resistance - Friction test
- Specific gravity - Density by Density-gradient technique - Bulk density - Particle size by sieve analysis - Moisture analysis
Unit 3 Thermal Properties
- Melt flow index - Heat deflection temperature - Vicat softening temperature - Marten's Heat resistance test - Brittleness temperature - Specific heat - Glass transition temperature - Thermal conductivity - Co-efficient of thermal expansion - Shrinkage - Thermal stability - Flammability
- Characterization of plastics by IR, spectroscopy
- light 3712409 microscopy
- Thermal and rheological characterization of plastics
Unit 4 Electrical and Optical Properties
- Dielectric strength - Dielectric constant and Dissipation factor - Insulation resistance – BDV- Volume and Surface resistivity - Arc resistance - Antistatic tests
- Refractive index - Luminous transmittance - Clarity and Haze - Photo-elastic properties - Colour measurements and Specular Gloss
Unit 5 Permanence Properties and Product Testing
- Gas and Moisture Vapour Permeability - Water absorption - Chemical Resistance - Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance - Crazing - UV Resistance - Ozone Resistance - Weathering Resistance - Salt spray and Straining Resistance - Irradiation Effects - Microbiological attack
- Testing of Pipes and Fittings - Films & Sheets - Container - Foam - Laminates and FRPbasedproducts-FailureAnalysis
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