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| Detailed information |
| Original study plan |
Master's programme Polymer Engineering and Science (PES) 2025W |
| Learning Outcomes |
Competences |
| Students are able to select and apply adequate methods for optical, microscopical and advanced (thermo)mechanical characterization of polymeric materials or hybrid laminates.
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| Skills |
Knowledge |
| - to prepare samples/specimen and to run experiments on an UVVISNIR spectrophotometer, an Infrared microscope, a rheometer or universal and fatigue test systems for advanced mechanical and fracture mechanics testing (k3).
• to reduce multi-point data to single-point values such as haze, UV cut-off, solar reflectance index, gelation time or temperature, local modulus and Poisson ratio or the threshold strain energy release rate (k3)
• to identify the morphology of polymer blends or multi-layer films (k3)
• to differentiate plastics and to establish structure/property correlations (k4)
- to systematically compile, present and discuss experimental results in a team of 4 to 6 students (k5)
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In accordance with the associated lectures Polymeric Materials 3 (Polymer Mechanics and Fracture Mechanics) and Polymeric Materials 4 (Functional Polymeric Materials) the main topics of the lab course are:
- Quasistatic plane-strain fracture toughness and strain energy release rate testing of plastic materials
- Fatigue testing of polymeric materials under cyclic loading
- Essential work of fracture testing of polymeric films and sheets
- Advanced tensile testing – Strain determination of plastic materials using digital image correlation
- Advanced microscopic characterization of multi-phase and multi-layer films and laminates
- Spectrophotometric characterization of polymeric films and sheets in the solar and heat radiation range
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| Criteria for evaluation |
Oral and written examination
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| Language |
English |
| Study material |
Anderson, T.L. (2005). Fracture Mechanics – Fundamentals and Applications, Taylor & Francis.
ASTM D 5045-99
Barany, T., Czigany, T., Karger-Kocsis (2010). Progress in Polymer Science, 35, 1257-1287.
Frank, A., Freimann, W., Pinter, G., Lang, R.W. (2009). Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 76, 2780-2787.
Jerabek, M., Major, Z., Lang, R.W. (2010). Polymer Testing, 29, 407-415.
Lang, R.W., Pinter, G., Balika, W. (2005). 3R international, 44, 33-41.
Maier,. G.A., Wallner, G., Lang, R.W., Fratzl, P. (2005). Macromolecules. 38, 6099-6105.
Naqui, S.I., Robinson, I.M. (1993). Journal of Materials Science, 28, 1421-1429.
Poliskie, M. (2011). Solar Module Packaging, CRC Press.
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| Changing subject? |
No |
| Further information |
The main objectives of this lab course are
- to establish know-how in advanced testing and characterization of polymeric materials (incl. structure/property relationships)
- to gather practical experience on advanced testing machines and competencies in data reduction and evaluation, and
- to strengthen the competencies in scientific-technical reporting and presentation.
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