Composite Material technology
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The official GTU curriculum for Composite Material technology (subject code 2722405) as prescribed for PE · Semester 2 divides the course into 5 units, covering 27 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 (2722405)Unit 1 Introduction
- Materials- Polymeric materials
- Blends & alloys
- Resins for composites: Manufacturing
- properties and applications of Polyester resins
- Epoxy resin
- Phenolic resins
- Vinyl ester resins
- Alkyd resins
Unit 2 Reinforcements for Composites
- Types & other alternatives
- Natural fibers – jute
- Synthetic fibers- polyethylene fibers. glass fibers
- types & types
- different forms of carbon fibers - classification and properties graphite fibers
- Mineral fibers - silicon carbide and boron fibers
Unit 3 Additives for composites
- – room temperature and elevated temperature – accelerators – coupling agents – fillers & types – flame retardants – toughening agents – UV stabilizers
Unit 4 Processing of Composites
- Important processes like hand lay-up
- resin transfer moulding
- vacuum bag, pressure bag moulding
- centrifugal casting
- filament winding
- moulding compounds – SMC, DMC, BMC, TMC
Unit 5 Testing Quality Control & End Use of Plastics
- Testing for mechanical
- optical and chemical properties
- Determination of shelf life and gel time – Non-destructive testing methods
- Application of FRP products - in marine
- electrical and electronic industry
- space structures
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