Course Catalog 2010-2011
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Course Catalog 2010-2011

MOL-5826 Advanced Course on Elastomeric Materials, 5 cr

Person responsible

Jyrki Vuorinen

Requirements

Final exam and exercises.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Learning outcomes

After finishing the course, the student is able to name the most important processing methods of rubber and thermoplastic elastomer products. The student understands the basic design principles of elastomeric products and is able to apply these guidelines to practice. The student can also identify the most common test methods of elastomeric materials and knows their suitability to gain certain material property data. The student is able to name the various components of a tyre and can give examples of their purposes in a tyre structure. In addition, the student is able to explain the main phases of tyre manufacturing process.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Specialty rubbers.      
2. Processing methods of rubber and thermoplastic elastomer products.      
3. Bonding of rubber to various substrates.      
4. Design of elastomeric products.      
5. Testing, quality control and failure analysis of elastomeric materials.      
6. Networking theories and modeling of rubber properties.     
7. Tyre components and their functions in tyre structure. Manufacturing process of a tyre.      

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Edition, availability, ... Examination material Language
Book   Rubber Processing: An Introduction   Johnson P.S.            English  
Lecture slides                English  
Other online content                English  

Prerequisites

Course Mandatory/Advisable Description
MOL-5816 Elastomeric Materials Mandatory    

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Correspondence of content

There is no equivalence with any other courses

Additional information

This course is lectured during every other academic year.
Will not be lectured year 2010-2011

Last modified25.02.2010