Academic Catalog

CHE461 POLYMER ADDITIVES, BLENDS & COMPOSITES

Course Code: 5630461
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: Chemical Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Assoc.Prof.Dr. ERHAN BAT
Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

Additives for processing, surface and optical property modification, fire retardants, UV protecting agents, blowing agents. Principles of blending and compatibilization. Thermodynamics, rheology and morphology of polymer blends. Principles of composites, interfaces, geometrical aspects, elastic properties. Introduction to laminate theory. Short fiber reinforced plastics. Processing of composites.