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Course Name	Turkish	Hava-Uzay Yapıları için İleri Polimer ve Kompozitler
	English	Advanced Polymer and Composites for Aerospace Structures
Course Code	HYM 509E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Hülya Cebeci
Course Objectives		1. To be able to explain what impact synthesis and chemical structure has on polymer material properties & selection for application; To learn glass transition and mechanical properties of polymers; 2. To learn properties of thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers and nanocomposites; 3. To provide with an in-depth theoretical understanding and practical knowledge of advanced composite materials; To introduce the composites used for aerospace applications; 4. To introduce the composite manufacturing methods used for the aerospace materials; 5. To learn the chemistry, cure methods, fabrication methods, mechanical properties, thermal properties and environmental degradation for each type of composites.
Course Description		Introduction to polymer science: polymerization, chain thermosets and thermoplastics, amorphous and crystalline structures, mechanical properties (modulus, strength, brittle-ductile behavior, DMA), Introduction to processing of polymers; Mechanical properties - modulus, strength, yield, fracture, brittle ductile behavior, DMA, secondary relaxations, composites; Introduction to processing - injection molding operation window, extruder-diagram, thermal conduction, fiber processing and properties; Mechanics of composites; Constituents of polymer composite materials; Composites design and manufacturing; Composites product development.
Course Outcomes		M.Sc./Ph.D. students who successfully pass this course gain knowledge, skill and competency in the following subjects; 1. Learning of microstructures, physical properties, processing and applications of aerospace polymers. 2. Understanding of mechanical properties and testing methods of polymers. III. Understanding of microstructures, physical properties, processing and applications of polymer composite materials. IV. Capability of designing of polymer composites and using software of composite processing.
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Textbook		Kaw, A., Mechanics of Composite Materials, Taylor & Francis, Second Edition, 2005. Fried, J., Polymers in Aerospace Applications, Smithers Rapra Publishing, 2010. Pilato, L. A., Michno, M. J., Advanced Composite Materials, Springer-Verlag, 1994.
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