PST 532E - Mechanical Properties of Poly.

Course Objectives

Structure-temperature relations for usage of polymers as a material.
Time-dependent mechanical behavior of polymers and their models.
Stress-strain relations of di??erent polymers, measuring methods of mechanical behavior, and the
relation between structure and temperature-based mechanical behavior.
The type of basic additives used in polymeric materials, their field of usage, and their e??ects on
mechanical behavior
The di??erences between the traditional polyblends, composites and nanocomposites, their
preparation methods and properties

Course Description

Knowledge transfer about time dependent behavior of polymers, stress-strain relations and composite polymers.