Technology of plastics and composites processing

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Department of Manufacturing Technology

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The goal of this course is to acquaint students with conventional and modern technologies of polymers processing, such as extrusion, injection moulding and its modifications, thermoforming, blowing, and composites processing, such as RTM, VBM, pulltrusion, winding, spraying and others. Also processing of elastomer sis mentioned. The overview of materials is outlined and processes of recycling of polymers and composites are introduced.

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•Introduction to issues, history, materials, processing technologies and plastics recycling

•Structure and properties of polymers, rheology.

•Extrusion: process, machines, lines, products.

•Injection moulding: process, modifications.

•Injection moulding: machines, tools.

•Other technologies of polymers processing: thermoforming, blowing.

•Recycling of polymers.

•Composite materials – definition, history, properties, applications.

•Technologies of composites processing.

•Composites for aviation, hybrid composites.

•Nanocomposites, metal matrix composites, thermoplastic matrix composites, modern macrocomposites and other trends.

•Recycling of composite materials.

•Joining of polymers, joining of composites.

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