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The subject is focused on ways and causes of polymer products failure and methods used for analysis of these materials.
Case studies of failure of the most common polymer products are listed.
Last update: TAJ112 (28.11.2013)
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A: Lewis, P.R.;Cagg, C., Forensic polymer engineering : why polymer products fail in service, Cambridge: Woodhead Pub., 2010, ISBN 978-1-84569-185-1 Last update: TAJ112 (06.08.2013)
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1. Basic properties of polymer materials (composition, dispersity of properties) 2. Ways of polymer materials failure 3. Causes of polymer product failure: processing, design of product, bad choice of material 4. Degradation of polymer materials influenced by environmental factors 5. Methods of determination of polymer additives 6. Flow properties of polymers, measuring of viscosity, flow curves, plasticity of elastomers, vulcanization characteristics of rubber mixture 7. Static testing of polymer mechanical properties (creep, relaxation) 8. Dynamic testing of polymer mechanical properties 9. Thermal behavior of polymers and characterization methods (DSC, DMA, TGA) 10. Methods of polymer molar mass determination (relative methods, absolute methods) 11. Separation techniques in analysis of polymer materials: SEC 12. Separation techniques: interaction chromatography, LCCC, FFF, TREF 13. Methods of surface analysis of polymer materials 14. Case studies of failure of plastic and elastomeric products (pipes, containers, sealing) Last update: TAJ112 (19.04.2013)
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selected presentations slide available from teacher or on e-learning pages Last update: Merna Jan (11.09.2017)
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Students will be able to: assess the reason of polymer product failure choose a suitable method for evaluation of fundamental properties important for proper functionality of the product Last update: TAJ112 (06.08.2013)
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Jsou vyžadovány základní znalosti makromolekulární chemie. Last update: TAJ112 (19.04.2013)
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Macromolecular chemistry Last update: TAJ112 (06.08.2013)
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Účast na přednáškách | 1 | 28 | ||
Práce na individuálním projektu | 1 | 28 | ||
Příprava na zkoušku a její absolvování | 1 | 28 | ||
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