Polymer Blends and Alloys
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Polymer Blends and Alloys Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Polymer Blends and Alloys (subject code 3712407) as prescribed for PE · Semester 1 divides the course into 5 units, covering 13 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 (3712407)Unit 1 Introduction to polymer blends & alloys – Definitions and
- nomenclature – reasons for making polymer blend – how to select blend components – preparation of alloys &blends – economy of blending
Unit 2 Compatibilization and Reactive Blending
- Introduction – compatibilization mechanisms – compatibilization methods – How to select a compatibilizer – Chemical compatibility for various blends-compatibilization by addition of copolymer reactive blending – future trends
Unit 3 Rheology of Polymer Blends - Introduction –Miscibility and flow
- behaviour of polymer blends – Immiscible blends – Flow behaviour of immiscible and miscible polymer blends
- Complex flow – processing of polymer blends –flow through a contraction
- Practical methods of studying flow behaviour
Unit 4 Techniques for Studying Blends and Alloys –light microscopy –
- study of micro structure
- requirements in polymer systems
- – scanning electron microscopy – specimen preparation – application to polymer blends
- Transmission electron microscopy - specimen preparation – application to polymer blends
- Difference between SEM and TEM
Unit 5 Thermal Analysis –Differential thermal analysis,
- Differential scanning calorimeter – Glass transition temperature
- applications and study of interpretation of test results
- Other Techniques:Light scattering – X-ray scattering – spectroscopy
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