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Course Catalog 2012-2013

MOL-5516 Composites, 4 cr

Person responsible

Jyrki Vuorinen

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
Lectures
Excercises
 2 h/week
 1 h/week
+2 h/week
+1 h/week


 


 


 
MOL-5516 2012-01 Tuesday 10 - 12, K4242

Requirements

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

Learning outcomes

After finishing the course, the student is able to define the most important materials used in polymeric composites, their properties and applicability to technical products. The student is also able to name the most important production methods of polymeric composites and can choose a proper method to create a certain composite product.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Reinforcing materials used in polymeric composites. Manufacture, properties and applications.     
2. Requirements for matrix materials. Most common thermoset and thermoplastic resins.      
3. Production methods of polymeric composites.      
4. Composite structures.     
5. Applications of composites.     

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Edition, availability, ... Examination material Language
Book   Title Details Citation Polymer Nanocomposites - Processing, Characterization, and Applications   Koo, Joseph H.            English  
Book   ASM Handbook, Volume 21 - Composites   Miracle, Daniel B. Donaldson, Steven L.            English  
Book   Green Composites - Polymer Composites and the Environment   Baillie, Caroline            English  
Book   Handbook of Composites   Peters S.T.       Soveltuvin osin.      English  
Book   Handbook of Materials Selection   Kutz, Myer            English  
Book   High Performance Fibres   Hearle J.W.S.            English  
Book   Komposiittirakenteet   Saarela O. et al.            Suomi  
Book   Principles of the Manufacturing of Composite Materials   Hoa S.V.            English  
Lecture slides                English  

Prerequisites

Course Mandatory/Advisable Description
MOL-1310 Materiaaliopin perusteet 1 Mandatory    
MOL-1320 Materiaaliopin perusteet 2 Mandatory    
MOL-1330 Materiaaliopin perusteet 3 Mandatory    

Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)



Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
MOL-5516 Composites, 4 cr MOL-5400 Processing and materials of polymer composites, 4 cr  
MOL-5516 Composites, 4 cr +
MOL-5526 Advanced Course on Composites, 5 cr
MOL-42026 Composites, 5 cr  

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
MOL-5516 2012-01        

Last modified08.02.2013