Theory: 100 %

Practice: 50 %

Recommended semester: 6

Study mode: full-time

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Evaluation type: exam

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Language: english

Responsible instructor: Ádámné Dr. Major Andrea

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Course objectives:
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the latest materials testing techniques for qualifying raw materials and final products and identifying possible causes of manufacturing defects, as well as to provide them with basic practical experience in testing and report writing.

Course content - lectures:

1. Introduction, aims and types of plastics testing, principles of operation, advantages and disadvantages, standards 2. Quality control tests on raw materials (MFI, moisture content) 3. Operation and application of thermogravimetry (TGA) 4. operation and application of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) 5. Infrared spectroscopy and its application to polymers 6. Mechanical testing of products 1: Tensile testing 7 Mechanical testing of products 2: Flexural testing 8 Mechanical testing of products 3: Charpy impact test, hardness measurement 9. Thermoanalytical methods for testing finished products 1: DSC, TGA, their relation to measurements on raw materials 10 Thermoanalytical methods for finished product testing 2: DMTA operation and application 11. Measurement and testing of time-dependent properties 12. Softening temperature and heat-deflection temperaure (HDT) determination on raw materials.

Acquired competences:
Knowledge:

- Comprehensive knowledge of the basic facts, directions and limits of the subject area. - Comprehensive knowledge of the terminology, key contexts and theories related to the field.

Skills:

- Ability to understand the most important terminology and theories of the technical field, theories, theories and procedures of the relevant technical field in the performance of related tasks. - Ability to identify routine professional problems and the necessary skills to solve them to identify, formulate and (standard operations) practical application.

Attitude:

- Using the technical knowledge acquired, it seeks to apply the observable to understand as thoroughly as possible the phenomena observed and to describe their laws, explaining its phenomena. - To carry out practical activities with sufficient perseverance and tolerance of monotony.

Autonomy and responsibilities:

- Independently carry out comprehensive, well-founded professional assessments in unexpected decision-making situations. think through and develop the issues on the basis of given sources. - Responsibly upholds and represents the values of the engineering profession, with an open mind open to professionally informed critical comment. - In the performance of his/her professional duties, collaborates with others (primarily technical, economic and law) with other qualified professionals in the field.

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